Boys name
Dakota
Dakota is a boys' name given to 91,999 boys in the United States since 1978, peaking in 1995 with 6,572 births. It has appeared in 50 states, and reached its highest rank of 15th among boys names in Oklahoma in 1997.
Which states favor Dakota
Dakota by state
Top states by all-time births named Dakota. States with a full trend page are linked; the rest show all-time totals from the same SSA data.
| Rank | State | All-time births | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | 6,361 | #346 (2025) |
| 2 | Ohio | 5,257 | #236 (2025) |
| 3 | California | 4,488 | #525 (2025) |
| 4 | Missouri | 4,005 | #233 (2025) |
| 5 | Pennsylvania | 3,865 | #326 (2025) |
| 6 | Indiana | 3,829 | #256 (2025) |
| 7 | Tennessee | 3,742 | #283 (2025) |
| 8 | Michigan | 3,672 | #259 (2025) |
| 9 | Florida | 3,653 | #373 (2025) |
| 10 | North Carolina | 3,380 | #249 (2025) |
| 11 | Kentucky | 3,280 | #184 (2025) |
| 12 | Oklahoma | 3,243 | #133 (2025) |
| 13 | Illinois | 3,152 | #329 (2025) |
| 14 | Georgia | 3,014 | #248 (2025) |
| 15 | Virginia | 2,679 | #284 (2025) |
| 16 | New York | 2,670 | #666 (2025) |
| 17 | Wisconsin | 2,192 | #397 (2025) |
| 18 | Arkansas | 2,050 | #183 (2025) |
| 19 | Alabama | 2,008 | #201 (2025) |
| 20 | Washington | 1,943 | — |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain).