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Dakota
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31% girls / 69% boys
Origin of the name
Dakota comes from the name of the Dakota people, a Native American nation of the Sioux. The states of North and South Dakota are named after them.
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Where babies named Dakota are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Dakota is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Dakota is most common in West Virginia (3.8 times), Oklahoma (3) and Arkansas (2.7), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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Where babies named Dakota are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Dakota is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Dakota is most common in Idaho (1.9 times), Mississippi (1.6) and Maryland (1.5), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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Girls and boys, decade by decade
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 100% | 0% |
| 1920s | 100% | 0% |
| 1950s | 100% | 0% |
| 1960s | 86% | 14% |
| 1970s | 37% | 63% |
| 1980s | 19% | 81% |
| 1990s | 16% | 84% |
| 2000s | 31% | 69% |
| 2010s | 56% | 44% |
| 2020s | 54% | 46% |