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Gender-neutral name Sioux origin Multiple tradition

Dakota

duh-KOH-tuh · 6 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
Friend; ally
Language
Sioux
Culture
Native American/Sioux
Religion
Multiple
Style era
modern
Themes
classic · virtue
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#—
2024 births2,208
Peak year1995
First appeared1915
Total US births132,430
1995 peak19151942197019972024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Kota
Alternate spellings
DakotahDakoda
In other languages
Dakota (Sioux)Lakota (cognate)

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Notable people named Dakota

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