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

Updated on December 3, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 1,053 male babies that were named Dakota in the US, which was 0.06% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Dakota peaked as a male baby name in the US in 1995 with a count of 6,575 babies, which was 0.35% of the total male babies born in the US in 1995.

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

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

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

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

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

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	40	0.00
1981	29	0.00
1982	43	0.00
1983	49	0.00
1984	60	0.00
1985	109	0.01
1986	321	0.02
1987	430	0.02
1988	554	0.03
1989	824	0.04
1990	1550	0.08
1991	2740	0.14
1992	3613	0.18
1993	4411	0.23
1994	5536	0.29
1995	6575	0.35
1996	6067	0.32
1997	5664	0.30
1998	5401	0.28
1999	5093	0.27
2000	4553	0.23
2001	3980	0.21
2002	3487	0.18
2003	3160	0.16
2004	2918	0.15
2005	2722	0.14
2006	2367	0.12
2007	1961	0.09
2008	1645	0.08
2009	1387	0.07
2010	1142	0.06
2011	1030	0.05
2012	961	0.05
2013	905	0.05
2014	893	0.05
2015	942	0.05
2016	874	0.05
2017	999	0.05
2018	942	0.05
2019	973	0.05
2020	918	0.05
2021	954	0.06
2022	941	0.05
2023	1014	0.06
2024	1053	0.06