Names / Unisex names
Dakota
Current rank
#319
holding steady
All-time peak
#56
in 1995
First recorded
1915
in U.S. data
Children named
134,500
since 1915
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #56 in 1995 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
. Friend and ally. It first appears in American naming data in 1915. It currently ranks #319 and is keeping its place. Its strongest year was 1995, at #56 nationally. Across all years, more than 134,500 children have been named this.