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 #328

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Name B

Dakotah

Boy name · Rank #4762

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Metric Dakota Dakotah
Current Rank #328 #4762
Total Births (all years) 92,020 3,123
Peak Year 1995 1994
Peak Year Births 6,575 207
Peak Decade 1990ss 1990ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1966 1979

Births by Decade

Decade Dakota Dakotah
1960ss 10 —
1970ss 180 5
1980ss 2,459 221
1990ss 46,650 1,521
2000ss 28,180 874
2010ss 9,661 400
2020ss 4,880 102

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Dakota Dakotah
2014 893 42
2015 942 38
2016 874 44
2017 999 45
2018 942 36
2019 973 28
2020 918 23
2021 954 23
2022 941 19
2023 1,014 16
2024 1,053 21

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, 1966–2024.

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