What does Dakota mean?

Dakota means "friend, ally"

How do we pronounce Dakota?

Dakota \da-ko-ta, dak-ota\ is a boy's name. It consists of 6 letters and 3 syllables.

The baby boy name Dakota is sometimes used as a girl name definition. Its pronunciation is as D-ahKOW-Dah- or D-ahKOW-Taa- 1.

1 Pronunciation for Dakota: D as in "day (D.EY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; OW as in "oak (OW.K)" ; T as in "tee (T.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)"

What is the origin of Dakota?

Dakota is used predominantly in the English language and its origin is Dakota. Literally from the element 'dakota' which means friend, ally. The first name is derived from the name of the Native American people also known as the Sioux. It has been adopted by English speakers since the 20th century. Dakota has 14 variants. Alternatives name Daccota, Dacoda meaning and origin, Dacota meaning and origin, Dak meaning and origin, what does the name Dakkota mean, name Dakoda meaning, nicknames for Dakodah, Dakoeta name popularity, meaning of Dakoetah, nicknames for Dakotta, what does the name Dekohta mean, Dekota name, and Dekowta name variations. The variant spelling meaning of Dakotah is another English form. Dakota is popular as a baby name for boys. The name's popularity jumped from the 1980s up to the 1990s; before that, it was of very modest use only. Its usage peaked in 1995 with 0.327% of baby boys being given the name Dakota. It ranked at #56 then. The baby name has since experienced a loss in popularity. In 2010, its usage was 0.055% and its ranking #293, but it was nonetheless the most frequently used among all boy names in its group. Dakota has in the past century been mostly given to baby boys. In 2009, the name Dakota was given to 10% more baby boys than girls.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Dakota:

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The baby name Dakota fun facts:

The name Dakota in reverse order is "Atokad".

The numerological value of the name Dakota is number 7, which means analysis, understanding, knowledge, awareness, studious, meditating.

How popular is Dakota?

Dakota is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.05%
20130.05%
20120.05%
20110.05%
20100.06%
20090.07%
20080.08%
20070.09%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames