Dakotah vs Dakota

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

Name A

Dakotah

Boy name · Rank #4762

Full profile →
Name B

Dakota

Boy name · Rank #328

Full profile →

Which name is more popular?

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

Births by Decade

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

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

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

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, 1979–2024.

← Compare different names