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 #4773

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Name B

Dakota

Boy name · Rank #326

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

Births by Decade

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

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

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

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, 1979–2025.

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