Dakotah

Popularity Trends

The name Dakotah is the #3,745 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 5,323 recorded births since 1979. This represents the 51.6% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 51.6% of all names). For boys, it ranks #2,246 (51.0% percentile) for all time with 3,102 births since 1979. For girls, it ranks #3,655 (36.0% percentile) for all time with 2,221 births since 1984.

Dakotah first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1979 (1979 for boys and 1984 for girls). Birth data for Dakotah is available in 43 out of the 45 years between 1979 and 2023 (43 years for boys and 40 years for girls). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.

The name Dakotah has been given to both genders, with a slight preference for boys (58.3% of all recorded births). In 2023, 31.4% of babies named Dakotah were boys. Interestingly, until around 2010, the name was more popular for boys (65.4% boys from 1979 to 2009), but since then it has been more commonly used for girls (63.4% girls from 2010 to 2023).

For boys, Dakotah reached its peak popularity in 1994, achieving the 25.4% percentile (ranked #579) with 102 births per million. The name was most common in 1994, with 102 births per million (ranked 25.4% percentile). Since reaching a high point around 2017, the popularity of this name for boys has been declining. Currently, Dakotah ranks #900 for boys (1.2% percentile) with 9 births per million, which is 8.6% of its peak share of births.

For girls, Dakotah reached its peak popularity in 1995, achieving the 9.3% percentile (ranked #770) with 44 births per million. The name was most common in 2010, with 45 births per million (ranked 8.8% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2020, the popularity of this name for girls has been increasing. Currently, Dakotah ranks #917 for girls (3.2% percentile) with 20 births per million, which is 44.6% of its peak share of births.

This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Dakotah".

1979 2023 19792023

Key Statistics

Total Births

2,221

Peak Births

Peak Year

1995

First Recorded

1984

Peak Percentile

9.3%

Current Percentile

3.2%

Peak Rank

#770

Current Rank

#917

Female statistics

Total Births

3,102

Peak Births

207

Peak Year

1994

First Recorded

1979

Peak Percentile

25.4%

Current Percentile

1.2%

Peak Rank

#579

Current Rank

#900

Male statistics

Names That Sound Similar

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Names with Similar Spellings

These similar-looking names have spellings that are closest to the spelling of "Dakotah", in the sense that there are the fewest number of letter differences between the two spellings. This list excludes the 11 other name spellings that we've determined are also variations of "Dakota" based on shared pronunciations. Click here for more details on names that are pronounced like Dakota..

Names with Correlated Trends

These 12 names have popularity trends that correlate most strongly with the name Dakotah's popularity from 1976 to 2023 on a gender-neutral basis. Names may rise and fall in popularity for a variety of reasons, but correlations often reflect either changes in naming fashion or demographic shifts.

The correlation calculations in the table below ignore absolute popularity to show you names that move in similar directions as the name Dakotah at the same time. They also correct for changes in the overall birth rate over time. The 0-100% trend values are calculated by dividing each name's gender-neutral births per million by the peak births per million for that name.

The 12 names most strongly correlated to Dakotah range from Dakota at 97.9% correlation to Darion at 96.1% correlation, with an average correlation level of 96.9%. The most popular of these 12 most correlated names is Dakota with 130.2K births (70% boys) and the least popular is Karishma with 1.0K births (100% girls).

Dakotah's share of births peaked at 145.1 births per million in 1995 (44.9 for girls in 1995 and 101.6 for boys in 1994). It reached its lowest point of 2.8 births per million (2% of peak) in 1979. In 2023, the most recent period with data, the name Dakotah had 28.7 births per million, 20% of its peak popularity.

This chart shows how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak (100%).

Dakota

130.2k

97.91% (very strong)

Tylar

2,955

97.49% (very strong)

Katarina

9,124

97.47% (very strong)

Tanner

98.7k

97.47% (very strong)

Demonte

2,465

96.88% (very strong)

Marquan

1,866

96.84% (very strong)

Lakin

2,309

96.70% (very strong)

Javonte

3,873

96.68% (very strong)

Austen

9,181

96.67% (very strong)

Karishma

1,041

96.35% (very strong)

Moriah

13.1k

96.16% (very strong)

Darion

7,684

96.14% (very strong)

About this table: Correlation values are shown as percentages from 0% to 100%, with each value accompanied by its strength (very weak to very strong). Higher percentages and stronger correlations indicate names that rise and fall together more closely in popularity. The strength labels are color-coded from gray (very weak) to green (very strong). The Trend column visualizes how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak. Absolute correlation values are shown for simplicity (all correlations here are positive). The Total Births column is color-coded by gender distribution - blue shades for predominantly male names and red shades for predominantly female names, with purple hues indicating a more balanced gender distribution.

How to Pronounce Dakotah

Our model found one way to pronounce the name Dakotah. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.

Our model is 100.0% confident that Dakotah is pronounced as duh-KOH-tuh, which has 3 syllables.

duh-KOH-tuh

100.0%

duh-KOH-tuh (3 syllables)

100.0% confidence

D AH0 K OW1 T AH0

Possible Additional Pronunciations

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About Pronunciation Data

Our confidence scores estimate the likelihood that a particular pronunciation is the most correct for a given name spelling. These scores are derived from pronunciation dictionaries, manual verification, your feedback, and a fine-tuned large language model trained to generate name pronunciations.

For any given spelling, confidence scores across all identified pronunciations sum to 100%. However, these scores don't account for the possibility of valid pronunciations that our model hasn't identified.

The raw pronunciations shown (like D AH0 K OW1 T AH0) use the ARPAbet phoneme system, a standardized way to represent English speech sounds. Each symbol represents a distinct sound in American English. Visit the ARPAbet Wikipedia page to learn more about these phonetic symbols.

Pronunciation audio is generated by an open source text to speech model that has been customized to adhere to pronunciations provided in ARPAbet format, but sometimes pronunciations that differ subtly will sound identical, particularly if the only difference is the level of emphasis on a syllable or a single vowel sound.

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