Trend of the Popularity of Dakota as a Female Baby Name in the US

Updated on December 3, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 1,155 female babies that were named Dakota in the US, which was 0.07% of the total number of female babies born in the US in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Dakota peaked as a female baby name in the US in 2006 with a count of 1,839 babies, which was 0.10% of the total female babies born in the US in 2006.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of female babies in the US that were named Dakota, and the second chart shows the percent of female babies in the US that were named Dakota.

Trend of the Number of Female Babies who were Named Dakota in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Female Babies who were Named Dakota in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of female babies and the percentage of female babies born in the US who were named Dakota from 1980 to 2024.

Trend of the Popularity of Dakota as a Female Baby Name in the us

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Year Number of Female Babies Percent of Total Female Babies (%)
1980 25 0.00
1981 19 0.00
1982 14 0.00
1983 15 0.00
1984 19 0.00
1985 62 0.00
1986 72 0.00
1987 78 0.00
1988 99 0.01
1989 163 0.01
1990 380 0.02
1991 636 0.03
1992 753 0.04
1993 724 0.04
1994 895 0.05
1995 1125 0.06
1996 1055 0.06
1997 1175 0.07
1998 1242 0.07
1999 1167 0.07
2000 1086 0.06
2001 943 0.05
2002 952 0.05
2003 917 0.05
2004 1180 0.06
2005 1515 0.08
2006 1839 0.10
2007 1486 0.08
2008 1287 0.07
2009 1198 0.07
2010 1142 0.06
2011 1068 0.06
2012 1039 0.06
2013 1089 0.06
2014 1149 0.06
2015 1333 0.08
2016 1417 0.08
2017 1360 0.08
2018 1321 0.08
2019 1269 0.08
2020 1174 0.07
2021 1162 0.07
2022 1209 0.07
2023 1189 0.07
2024 1155 0.07