Over the past 110 years, 33 326 girls and 86 111 boys have been named Dakota. The name Dakota ranks 670th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Dakota in 1959. The peak of popularity of the name Dakota came in the 2000s and 2010s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.