Dakston vs Dakota

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

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Dakston

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Dakota

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Metric Dakston Dakota
Current Rank Unranked #328
Total Births (all years) 20 92,020
Peak Year 2017 1995
Peak Year Births 13 6,575
Peak Decade 2010ss 1990ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 2017 1966

Births by Decade

Decade Dakston Dakota
1960ss — 10
1970ss — 180
1980ss — 2,459
1990ss — 46,650
2000ss — 28,180
2010ss 20 9,661
2020ss — 4,880

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Dakston Dakota
2014 — 893
2015 — 942
2016 — 874
2017 13 999
2018 7 942
2019 — 973
2020 — 918
2021 — 954
2022 — 941
2023 — 1,014
2024 — 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, 2017–2018.

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