Dakota Name Popularity
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How popular is Dakota?
In 2018 the somewhat popular name Dakota, ranked the 349th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.Presently one of the top 500 most popular, Dakota has been less popular than the top 1000 in the past.
Position 56, its highest popularity ranking, was reached in 1995 with 6,575 occurrences.
The least amount of newborns dubbed Dakota in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1971.
Approximately during the years 1974-1978, and 1981-1995, the name Dakota took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas clearly downward trends happened around 2000-2011.
Sometimes the name Dakota has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.
The popularity trend for Dakota has been spiralling downward for a while. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Dakota has remained about the same.
What does the future hold for the popularity of Dakota?
Currently, the name is at a very low point when compared to its most popular year.
The name Dakota is chosen by a number of parents and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.
for Percentages.| Dakota (Girl) | Dakota (Boy) | ||||
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| Year | % | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank |
| 2018 | | 1,307 | 247 | 936 | 349 |
| 2017 | | 1,353 | 232 | 990 | 342 |
| 2016 | | 1,413 | 226 | 868 | 376 |
| 2015 | | 1,332 | 242 | 939 | 357 |
| 2014 | | 1,147 | 284 | 887 | 359 |
| 2013 | | 1,084 | 293 | 902 | 350 |
| 2012 | | 1,039 | 307 | 954 | 332 |
| 2011 | | 1,067 | 294 | 1,027 | 312 |
| 2010 | | 1,142 | 285 | 1,135 | 292 |
| 2009 | | 1,193 | 276 | 1,384 | 251 |
| 2008 | | 1,286 | 266 | 1,637 | 226 |
| 2007 | | 1,485 | 239 | 1,958 | 201 |
| 2006 | | 1,838 | 190 | 2,365 | 172 |
| 2005 | | 1,513 | 226 | 2,719 | 148 |
| 2004 | | 1,180 | 277 | 2,917 | 137 |
| 2003 | | 916 | 340 | 3,159 | 126 |
| 2002 | | 951 | 323 | 3,485 | 107 |
| 2001 | | 943 | 329 | 3,979 | 93 |
| 2000 | | 1,086 | 296 | 4,553 | 88 |
| 1999 | | 1,166 | 269 | 5,093 | 77 |
| 1998 | | 1,242 | 247 | 5,401 | 72 |
| 1997 | | 1,175 | 250 | 5,664 | 66 |
| 1996 | | 1,055 | 274 | 6,066 | 58 |
| 1995 | | 1,125 | 252 | 6,575 | 56 |
| 1994 | | 894 | 306 | 5,535 | 69 |
| 1993 | | 725 | 355 | 4,411 | 85 |
| 1992 | | 752 | 346 | 3,612 | 103 |
| 1991 | | 636 | 400 | 2,740 | 121 |
| 1990 | | 380 | 596 | 1,550 | 195 |
| 1989 | | 163 | 1,048 | 824 | 296 |
| 1988 | | 99 | 1,408 | 554 | 363 |
| 1987 | | 78 | 1,593 | 430 | 421 |
| 1986 | | 72 | 1,641 | 320 | 488 |
| 1985 | | 62 | 1,816 | 110 | 857 |
| 1984 | | 18 | 4,195 | 61 | 1,166 |
| 1983 | | 15 | 4,717 | 48 | 1,346 |
| 1982 | | 14 | 4,987 | 42 | 1,491 |
| 1981 | | 19 | 4,033 | 29 | 1,906 |
| 1980 | | 24 | 3,427 | 40 | 1,527 |
| 1979 | | 21 | 3,692 | 34 | 1,681 |
| 1978 | | 15 | 4,488 | 55 | 1,205 |
| 1977 | | 14 | 4,706 | 22 | 2,139 |
| 1976 | | 11 | 5,288 | 16 | 2,627 |
| 1975 | | 12 | 4,911 | 14 | 2,783 |
| 1974 | | 8 | 6,364 | 8 | 3,901 |
| 1973 | | 11 | 4,936 | 9 | 3,499 |
| 1972 | | 6 | 7,471 | 13 | 2,690 |
| 1971 | | 8 | 6,117 | < 5 | -- |
| 1970 | | < 5 | -- | 9 | 3,337 |
| 1969 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1968 | | < 5 | -- | 5 | 4,247 |
| 1967 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1966 | | 8 | 4,946 | 5 | 4,054 |
| 1965 | | 9 | 4,563 | < 5 | -- |
| 1964 | | 6 | 6,137 | < 5 | -- |
| 1963 | | 6 | 6,020 | < 5 | -- |
| 1962 | | 9 | 4,592 | < 5 | -- |
| 1961 | | 13 | 3,632 | < 5 | -- |
| 1960 | | 13 | 3,538 | < 5 | -- |
| 1959 | | 19 | 2,687 | < 5 | -- |
| 1958 | | 12 | 3,584 | < 5 | -- |
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