Dakota

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

The baby girl name Dakota is also used as a boy name meaning and origin, and it is more commonly a boy name. It is pronounced 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's language of origin is Dakota and it is used predominantly in English. Derived literally from the word dakota which is of the meaning 'friend, ally'. It represents the transferred use of the vocabulary word as a given name. See meaning of Dakota for more info. Dakota has 12 forms. Forms of the name Daccota name, Dakkota meaning, Dakoda meaning and origin, Dakodah meaning of name, Dakoeta pronounciation, Dakotah meaning of name, what does the name Dakote mean, Dakotta meaning of name, Dekohta name, what does the name Dekota mean, Dekowta name popularity, and nicknames for Takota. Dakota is a popular baby girl name. The name has been increasing in popularity since the 1980s; prior to that, it was of only irregular use. At the modest height of its usage in 2006, 0.088% of baby girls were named Dakota. It was #191 in rank then. In 2010, it ranked at #287 with a usage of 0.058%, and it was the most popular within all girl names in its family. In the last century Dakota has primarily been a boy name. In 2009, 10% more boys than girls were given the name Dakota.

The following famous people share the name Dakota:

• Actress Dakota Fanning, born Hannah Dakota Fanning 23 February 1994, Conyers, Georgia
• Singer Dakota Staton, born June 3, 1930 - April 10, 2007, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Dakota:

the name Dakoda meaning and origin, the name name Dakodah, the name nicknames for Daccota, the name Dakkota meaning of name, the name short names for Dakoeta, the name Dakotah definition, the name meaning of Dakotta, the name meaning of Dekohta, the name Dekota name popularity, the name Dustea definition, the name Dusteah meaning, the name Dakote meaning and origin, the name Dekowta pronounciation, the African Desta name popularity, the name Destah meaning of name, the name baby name Destie, the name baby name Desty, the name name Dustey meaning, the English name Dusti origin, and the name name Dustie origin.

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.