Primarily a girl's name · Unisex — 86% girls / 14% boys
Dakota is a unisex given name derived from the name of the Native American Dakota people. The name is translated to mean "friend", "friendly" or "allies" in the Yankton-Yanktonai and Santee dialects of the Dakota language.
From Wikipedia
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Dakota yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
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Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 10 | #1,665 |
| 1997 | 9 | #1,831 |
| 1998 | 10 | #1,721 |
| 1999 | 12 | #1,495 |
| 2000 | 12 | #1,503 |
| 2001 | 9 | #1,898 |
| 2002 | 8 | #2,151 |
| 2003 | 15 | #1,407 |
| 2004 | 13 | #1,638 |
| 2005 | 40 | #739 |
| 2006 | 73 | #508 |
| 2007 | 63 | #571 |
| 2008 | 55 | #668 |
| 2009 | 63 | #603 |
| 2010 | 78 | #517 |
| 2011 | 66 | #611 |
| 2012 | 75 | #568 |
| 2013 | 75 | #551 |
| 2014 | 71 | #584 |
| 2015 | 86 | #501 |
| 2016 | 106 | #420 |
