Unisex name · since 1979
Dakotah
Since 1979, U.S. Social Security records show 3,151 babies named Dakotah, peaking in 1994. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,451 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,998 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,151
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Dakotah is the #3998 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 3,151 recorded since 1979.
Dakotah has 3,151 recorded births among boys since 1979, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3998 as of the latest data, more common than 71% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2025.
- #2,451 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,998 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,151 born since 1979
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dakotah ranks #2,451 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,998 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,151 born since 1979, peaking in the 1990s.
- #2,451 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,998 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,151
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dakotah's 3,151 recorded births place it above 94.6% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
29 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Ohio.
How Dakotah compares
3,151 Top 17% higher than 83% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Dakotah's all-time total is 9x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dakotah | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,151 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 207 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dakotah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dakotah splits its recorded history at 2003: 35% of all births land in the more recent half, 65% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1979 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1994 peak of 207 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dakotah popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (1994)
- 207
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Dakotah popularity over time - girls
2,314 total births recorded since 1984 (Dakotah as girls' name)
Dakotah by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (1,521 births, 48% of the file).
1990s was Dakotah's strongest decade.
1,521 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Dakotah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 221
1980s
221 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,521 births
- 2000s
2000s
874 births
- 2010s 401
2010s
401 births
- 2020s 129
2020s
129 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 1,521 births (48% of all-time use).
How Dakotah compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Dakotah's total volume
Dakotah by state
Where Dakotah concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 121 | 3.8% |
| #2 | California | | 119 | 3.8% |
| #3 | Texas | | 108 | 3.4% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 100 | 3.2% |
| #5 | Minnesota | | 99 | 3.1% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 74 | 2.3% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 70 | 2.2% |
| #8 | Missouri | | 70 | 2.2% |
121 of 3,151 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.
Dakotah appears in 29 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Dakotah's data
- Dakotah's decade-level peak was the 1990s (1,521 total births); usage has since declined to 129 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Dakotahs (121 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dakotah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~46 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1979–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Dakotah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.