Is Dakotah a boy or girl name?
Dakotah is used for both, more often for girls in the US. In 2024, 56 girls and 21 boys were named Dakotah, so 72.7% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 42.2% of the 5,401 US babies named Dakotah were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #4,719
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,928
- Babies named Dakotah since 1979
- 5,401
- Most popular year
- 1994
- 290 babies
Boys and girls named Dakotah, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 221 | 81 | 26.8% |
| 1990s | 1,521 | 675 | 30.7% |
| 2000s | 874 | 631 | 41.9% |
| 2010s | 400 | 624 | 60.9% |
| 2020s | 102 | 267 | 72.4% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 21 | #4,719 | 56 | #2,928 |
| 2023 | 16 | #5,709 | 35 | #4,127 |
| 2022 | 19 | #5,062 | 60 | #2,828 |
| 2021 | 23 | #4,391 | 65 | #2,647 |
| 2020 | 23 | #4,300 | 51 | #3,099 |
| 2019 | 28 | #3,814 | 50 | #3,180 |
| 2018 | 36 | #3,183 | 55 | #2,970 |
| 2017 | 45 | #2,722 | 54 | #3,025 |
| 2016 | 44 | #2,734 | 58 | #2,910 |
| 2015 | 38 | #3,039 | 73 | #2,481 |
| 2014 | 42 | #2,817 | 61 | #2,818 |
| 2013 | 38 | #2,965 | 62 | #2,775 |
| 2012 | 42 | #2,828 | 65 | #2,714 |
| 2011 | 42 | #2,808 | 58 | #2,955 |
| 2010 | 45 | #2,691 | 88 | #2,204 |
| 2009 | 64 | #2,124 | 58 | #2,975 |
| 2008 | 66 | #2,094 | 70 | #2,639 |
| 2007 | 71 | #1,982 | 83 | #2,314 |
| 2006 | 100 | #1,511 | 75 | #2,465 |
| 2005 | 94 | #1,515 | 64 | #2,640 |
| 2004 | 100 | #1,417 | 66 | #2,533 |
| 2003 | 81 | #1,566 | 68 | #2,416 |
| 2002 | 82 | #1,515 | 41 | #3,351 |
| 2001 | 93 | #1,372 | 53 | #2,776 |
| 2000 | 123 | #1,131 | 53 | #2,746 |
| 1999 | 147 | #976 | 82 | #1,919 |
| 1998 | 173 | #843 | 83 | #1,850 |
| 1997 | 153 | #902 | 69 | #2,050 |
| 1996 | 171 | #836 | 66 | #2,091 |
| 1995 | 204 | #750 | 84 | #1,736 |
| 1994 | 207 | #728 | 83 | #1,758 |
| 1993 | 159 | #834 | 61 | #2,180 |
| 1992 | 143 | #884 | 65 | #2,085 |
| 1991 | 92 | #1,148 | 41 | #2,852 |
| 1990 | 72 | #1,307 | 41 | #2,815 |
| 1989 | 57 | #1,457 | 18 | #4,907 |
| 1988 | 37 | #1,824 | 13 | #5,975 |
| 1987 | 43 | #1,617 | 17 | #4,701 |
| 1986 | 36 | #1,736 | 18 | #4,382 |
| 1985 | 25 | #2,181 | 9 | #7,077 |
| 1984 | 8 | #4,644 | 6 | #9,392 |
| 1983 | 7 | #5,036 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 8 | #4,585 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,232 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Dakotah reached #728 in 1994. As a girl name, it reached #1,736 in 1995. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Dakotah
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.