Unisex name · since 1983
Lakota
Since 1983, U.S. Social Security records show 1,689 babies named Lakota, peaking in 1997. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,280 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,672 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,689
- born since 1983
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Lakota is the #3672 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 1,689 recorded since 1983.
Social Security Administration records show Lakota recorded 1,689 times among girls since 1983, holding rank #3672 nationally today, ahead of 79% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2025.
- #5,280 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,672 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,689 born since 1983
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lakota ranks #5,280 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,672 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,689 born since 1983, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,280 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,672 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,689
- born since 1983
- 2000s
- peak decade
Lakota's 1,689 recorded births place it above 92.69% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Oklahoma.
How Lakota compares
1,689 Top 25% higher than 75% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Lakota's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lakota | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,689 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 80 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lakota's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lakota splits its recorded history at 2005: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1987 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1997 peak of 80 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lakota popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2025
- Peak year (1997)
- 80
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Lakota popularity over time - boys
1,556 total births recorded since 1978 (Lakota as boys' name)
Lakota by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (521 births, 31% of the file).
2000s was Lakota's strongest decade.
521 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Lakota births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 31
1980s
31 births
- 1990s
1990s
473 births
- 2000s
2000s
521 births
- 2010s
2010s
449 births
- 2020s
2020s
215 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 521 births (31% of all-time use).
How Lakota compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Lakota's total volume
Lakota by state
Where Lakota concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Oklahoma | | 49 | 2.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 32 | 1.9% |
| #3 | Missouri | | 24 | 1.4% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 17 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 15 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 12 | 0.7% |
| #7 | California | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #8 | Iowa | | 5 | 0.3% |
49 of 1,689 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Lakota appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lakota's data
- Lakota's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (521 total births) through the 2020s (215) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Oklahoma records the most Lakotas (49 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Oklahoma names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lakota: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1983–2025 (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 Lakota 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.