Dakota vs Dakotah

Side-by-side comparison of Dakota and Dakotah - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Dakota

Boy name · Rank #326

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Name B

Dakotah

Boy name · Rank #4773

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Metric Dakota Dakotah
Current Rank #326 #4773
Total Births (all years) 93,118 3,151
Peak Year 1995 1994
Peak Year Births 6,575 207
Peak Decade 1990s 1990s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1966 1979

Births by Decade

Decade Dakota Dakotah
1960s 10 -
1970s 180 5
1980s 2,457 221
1990s 46,649 1,521
2000s 28,181 874
2010s 9,667 401
2020s 5,974 129

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Dakota Dakotah
2014 894 42
2015 943 38
2016 874 44
2017 1,000 45
2018 944 37
2019 973 28
2020 920 23
2021 958 23
2022 945 19
2023 1,017 16
2024 1,060 21
2025 1,074 27

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1966–2025.

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