Dakota

Native American tribe and place name; Sioux

"friendly one"

Dakota Rank in US Top 1000

# 272 in the US

Dakota Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1160 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Dakota

• 272 US 2024
• 1160 Nameberry 2025
• 28 Unisex 2024
• 300 Future 2028
• 401 England 2024
• 16 Dogs 2025

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Famous People Named Dakota

• (Hannah) Dakota Fanning American actress
• Dakota Johnson American actress; daughter of actor Don Johnson
• Dakota Staton American jazz singer
• Dakota Blue Richards British actress
• Dakota Ulissa Culkin sister of actor Macaulay Culkin
• Dakota O'Donnell daughter of Rosie O'Donnell and Michelle Rounds
• Dakota Runnels daughter of pro wrestlers Dustin and Terri Runnels
• Dakota Woodside (b. 2009) daughter of actors D.B. Woodside and Golden Brooks

The name Dakota in Pop Culture

• North Dakota American state
• South Dakota American state
• Dakota Whitney character from"The X Files: I Want to Believe"
• Dakota song from pop punk band A Rocket to the Moon
• Dakota Condor character from tv show "Sonny with a Chance"