The baby name Dakota appears in baby name data for the United States from 1959 to 2024. It was most popular in 1995 with 8,506 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Dakota has become more popular compared with earlier years.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1959 | 10 |
| 1979 | 8 |
| 1982 | 6 |
| 1984 | 12 |
| 1984 | 11 |
| 1985 | 10 |
| 1985 | 43 |
| 1986 | 50 |
| 1986 | 340 |
| 1987 | 30 |
| 1987 | 452 |
| 1988 | 68 |
| 1988 | 608 |
| 1989 | 89 |
| 1989 | 918 |
| 1990 | 382 |
| 1990 | 1,775 |
| 1991 | 840 |
| 1991 | 3,147 |
| 1992 | 829 |
| 1992 | 4,565 |
| 1993 | 889 |
| 1993 | 5,623 |
| 1994 | 1,010 |
| 1994 | 7,184 |
| 1995 | 1,305 |
| 1995 | 8,506 |
| 1996 | 1,219 |
| 1996 | 7,489 |
| 1997 | 1,424 |
| 1997 | 6,841 |
| 1998 | 1,609 |
| 1998 | 6,573 |
| 1999 | 1,314 |
| 1999 | 6,375 |
| 2000 | 1,181 |
| 2000 | 5,430 |
| 2001 | 1,028 |
| 2001 | 4,732 |
| 2002 | 1,052 |
| 2002 | 4,316 |
| 2003 | 1,074 |
| 2003 | 4,078 |
| 2004 | 1,544 |
| 2004 | 3,775 |
| 2005 | 1,971 |
| 2005 | 3,557 |
| 2006 | 2,356 |
| 2006 | 3,111 |
| 2007 | 1,872 |
| 2007 | 2,428 |
| 2008 | 1,600 |
| 2008 | 2,103 |
| 2009 | 1,343 |
| 2009 | 1,751 |
| 2010 | 1,286 |
| 2010 | 1,433 |
| 2011 | 1,297 |
| 2011 | 1,271 |
| 2012 | 1,220 |
| 2012 | 1,201 |
| 2013 | 1,221 |
| 2013 | 1,040 |
| 2014 | 1,275 |
| 2014 | 1,113 |
| 2015 | 1,539 |
| 2015 | 1,296 |
| 2016 | 1,710 |
| 2016 | 1,239 |
| 2017 | 1,685 |
| 2017 | 1,375 |
| 2018 | 1,375 |
| 2018 | 1,227 |
| 2019 | 1,411 |
| 2019 | 1,289 |
| 2020 | 1,271 |
| 2020 | 1,052 |
| 2021 | 1,318 |
| 2021 | 1,179 |
| 2022 | 1,505 |
| 2022 | 1,129 |
| 2023 | 1,481 |
| 2023 | 1,159 |
| 2024 | 1,383 |
| 2024 | 1,160 |