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Meaning of Dakota: Dakota is the name of a group of Native American Sioux Indians and the language spoken by the Dakotans
Dakota
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Origin and meaning of Dakota
- Gender:
Historical gender: -
Usage over the past 5 years:both Both
Boys - 54% (10,371 births)Source: US SSA data
Girls - 46% (8,996 births)
boy Boy
- Origin:
- Native American
- Meaning:
- Friend
- More info:
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Dakota is the name of a group of Native American Sioux Indians and the language spoken by the Dakotans. The word "dakota" in the Dakotan language is the word for "friend."
Dakota Fanning is an American actress.
- Pronunciation:
- dah KOH tah
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- Ranks 352nd in the latest U.S. Social Security Administration list of most popular baby names.
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Popularity of Dakota (Source: US SSA)
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Since 1915 Dakota was chosen 105,936 times as a name, 25,496 times for girls and 80,440 times for boys
| Year | Overall Rank | Girls Rank | Boys Rank | Girls Births | Boys Births |
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| 2012 | 352 | 306 | 334 | 1,032 | 934 |
| 2011 | 335 | 297 | 313 | 1,056 | 1,014 |
| 2010 | 311 | 287 | 293 | 1,129 | 1,118 |
| 2009 | 280 | 276 | 251 | 1,185 | 1,375 |
| 2008 | 257 | 266 | 226 | 1,278 | 1,627 |
| 2007 | 221 | 239 | 203 | 1,481 | 1,947 |
| 2006 | 183 | 190 | 172 | 1,835 | 2,356 |
| 2005 | 180 | 226 | 149 | 1,506 | 2,713 |
| 2004 | 184 | 277 | 137 | 1,179 | 2,911 |
| 2003 | 179 | 340 | 126 | 915 | 3,150 |
| 2002 | 163 | 323 | 107 | 949 | 3,482 |
| 2001 | 144 | 329 | 93 | 942 | 3,979 |
| 2000 | 129 | 296 | 88 | 1,086 | 4,553 |
| 1999 | 115 | 269 | 77 | 1,166 | 5,090 |
| 1998 | 103 | 247 | 72 | 1,242 | 5,402 |
| 1997 | 98 | 250 | 66 | 1,175 | 5,663 |
| 1996 | 95 | 273 | 58 | 1,055 | 6,065 |
| 1995 | 87 | 252 | 56 | 1,125 | 6,576 |
| 1994 | 109 | 306 | 69 | 894 | 5,531 |
| 1993 | 142 | 355 | 85 | 725 | 4,412 |
| 1992 | 168 | 346 | 103 | 751 | 3,612 |
| 1991 | 208 | 401 | 121 | 636 | 2,740 |
| 1990 | 319 | 596 | 195 | 380 | 1,549 |
| 1989 | 533 | 1,046 | 296 | 163 | 824 |
| 1988 | 701 | 1,419 | 363 | 98 | 554 |
| 1987 | 819 | 1,593 | 421 | 78 | 430 |
| 1986 | 951 | 1,641 | 487 | 72 | 320 |
| 1985 | 1,554 | 1,813 | 867 | 62 | 109 |
| 1984 | 2,385 | 4,191 | 1,164 | 18 | 61 |
| 1983 | 2,765 | 4,934 | 1,346 | 14 | 48 |
| 1982 | 3,048 | 5,268 | 1,486 | 13 | 42 |
| 1981 | 3,347 | 4,027 | 1,906 | 19 | 29 |
| 1980 | 2,765 | 3,429 | 1,525 | 24 | 40 |
| 1979 | 3,004 | 3,687 | 1,680 | 21 | 34 |
| 1978 | 2,510 | 4,484 | 1,203 | 15 | 55 |
| 1977 | 3,814 | 4,697 | 2,133 | 14 | 22 |
| 1976 | 4,435 | 5,285 | 2,625 | 11 | 16 |
| 1975 | 4,583 | 4,908 | 2,932 | 12 | 13 |
| 1974 | 6,013 | 6,358 | 3,898 | 8 | 8 |
| 1973 | 5,025 | 4,933 | 3,498 | 11 | 9 |
| 1972 | 5,080 | 7,459 | 2,695 | 6 | 13 |
| 1971 | 9,866 | 6,735 | - | 7 | - |
| 1970 | 8,116 | - | 3,332 | - | 9 |
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| 1968 | 10,411 | - | 4,239 | - | 5 |
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| 1966 | 7,302 | 4,943 | - | 8 | - |
| 1965 | 6,790 | 4,556 | - | 9 | - |
| 1964 | 8,910 | 6,134 | - | 6 | - |
| 1963 | 9,912 | 6,792 | - | 5 | - |
| 1962 | 6,872 | 4,592 | - | 9 | - |
| 1961 | 5,515 | 3,631 | - | 13 | - |
| 1960 | 5,432 | 3,538 | - | 13 | - |
| 1959 | 4,259 | 2,692 | - | 19 | - |
| 1958 | 5,495 | 3,586 | - | 12 | - |
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| 1915 | 5,539 | 3,194 | - | 8 | - |
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| 1950-59 | 5495 | 3586 | - |
| 1960-64 | 6933 | 4638 | - |
| 1965-69 | 8168 | 4750 | 4239 |
| 1970-74 | 7022 | 6376 | 3175 |
| 1975-79 | 3836 | 4844 | 2223 |
| 1980-84 | 2981 | 4415 | 1566 |
| 1985-89 | 1006 | 1617 | 535 |
| 1990-94 | 209 | 425 | 126 |
| 1995-99 | 96 | 256 | 63 |
| 2000 | 129 | 296 | 88 |
| 2001 | 144 | 329 | 93 |
| 2002 | 163 | 323 | 107 |
| 2003 | 179 | 340 | 126 |
| 2004 | 184 | 277 | 137 |
| 2005 | 180 | 226 | 149 |
| 2006 | 183 | 190 | 172 |
| 2007 | 221 | 239 | 203 |
| 2008 | 257 | 266 | 226 |
| 2009 | 280 | 276 | 251 |
| 2010 | 311 | 287 | 293 |
| 2011 | 335 | 297 | 313 |
| 2012 | 352 | 306 | 334 |
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