Unisex name · since 1993
Dakotta
56 babies named Dakotta in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #21,338 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 56
- born since 1993
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dakotta is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 56 have been recorded since 1993.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dakotta has been recorded 56 times among boys since 1993, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2010.
- #21,338 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 56 born since 1993
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dakotta ranks #21,338 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 56 born since 1993, peaking in the 1990s.
- #21,338 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 56
- born since 1993
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dakotta's 56 recorded births place it above 52.83% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Dakotta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dakotta's full recorded timeline at 1998, 41% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 59% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1999, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1996 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dakotta popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2010
- Peak year (1996)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Dakotta popularity over time - girls
33 total births recorded since 2000 (Dakotta as girls' name)
Dakotta by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (44 births, 79% of the file).
1990s was Dakotta's strongest decade.
44 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 79% of all-time use.
Dakotta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
44 births
- 2000s 7
2000s
7 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 44 births (79% of all-time use).
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What to do with Dakotta's data
- Dakotta's decade-level peak was the 1990s (44 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Dakotta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~17 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, 1993–2010 (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 Dakotta 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.