Is Lakota a boy or girl name?
Lakota is used for both boys and girls in close to equal numbers in the US. In 2024, 25 girls and 31 boys were named Lakota, so 44.6% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 51.9% of the 3,174 US babies named Lakota were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,642
- Girl rank, 2024
- #5,212
- Babies named Lakota since 1978
- 3,174
- Most popular year
- 1997
- 148 babies
Boys and girls named Lakota, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 11 | 31 | 73.8% |
| 1990s | 404 | 473 | 53.9% |
| 2000s | 494 | 521 | 51.3% |
| 2010s | 438 | 449 | 50.6% |
| 2020s | 175 | 172 | 49.6% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 31 | #3,642 | 25 | #5,212 |
| 2023 | 45 | #2,823 | 38 | #3,946 |
| 2022 | 36 | #3,309 | 34 | #4,253 |
| 2021 | 26 | #4,078 | 29 | #4,682 |
| 2020 | 37 | #3,103 | 46 | #3,366 |
| 2019 | 42 | #2,918 | 35 | #4,114 |
| 2018 | 38 | #3,078 | 35 | #4,114 |
| 2017 | 36 | #3,227 | 46 | #3,419 |
| 2016 | 41 | #2,914 | 38 | #3,965 |
| 2015 | 44 | #2,745 | 47 | #3,414 |
| 2014 | 54 | #2,388 | 45 | #3,521 |
| 2013 | 49 | #2,506 | 63 | #2,746 |
| 2012 | 49 | #2,539 | 63 | #2,792 |
| 2011 | 45 | #2,687 | 38 | #3,969 |
| 2010 | 40 | #2,942 | 39 | #3,923 |
| 2009 | 55 | #2,371 | 57 | #3,023 |
| 2008 | 33 | #3,393 | 51 | #3,295 |
| 2007 | 44 | #2,747 | 56 | #3,111 |
| 2006 | 63 | #2,090 | 56 | #3,037 |
| 2005 | 62 | #2,026 | 60 | #2,772 |
| 2004 | 55 | #2,148 | 38 | #3,785 |
| 2003 | 52 | #2,144 | 44 | #3,324 |
| 2002 | 47 | #2,237 | 48 | #3,043 |
| 2001 | 45 | #2,265 | 49 | #2,945 |
| 2000 | 38 | #2,509 | 62 | #2,474 |
| 1999 | 49 | #1,980 | 63 | #2,357 |
| 1998 | 55 | #1,826 | 61 | #2,328 |
| 1997 | 68 | #1,531 | 80 | #1,860 |
| 1996 | 60 | #1,626 | 65 | #2,117 |
| 1995 | 45 | #1,903 | 63 | #2,142 |
| 1994 | 36 | #2,241 | 47 | #2,645 |
| 1993 | 38 | #2,113 | 30 | #3,637 |
| 1992 | 25 | #2,784 | 21 | #4,783 |
| 1991 | 20 | #3,179 | 30 | #3,587 |
| 1990 | 8 | #6,169 | 13 | #6,682 |
| 1989 | 6 | #7,502 | 7 | #10,307 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 6 | #11,113 |
| 1987 | 5 | #7,641 | 5 | #12,301 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 7 | #9,064 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 6 | #9,623 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,473 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Lakota reached #1,531 in 1997. As a girl name, it reached #1,860 in 1997. 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 Lakota
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.