Masculine dossier · first seen 1979
Dakotah
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 1994
Peak era
1994
Peak births
207
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Millennial
Quick answers about Dakotah
How many people are named Dakotah?
An estimated 3,085 living Americans are named Dakotah.
How rare is Dakotah?
Dakotah is very rare among babies today, with 27 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 87% from its 1994 peak.
How old is the typical Dakotah?
The median age of a living American named Dakotah is approximately 28 years, with most bearers falling between 20 and 32 years old.
Is Dakotah still popular?
Not especially. Dakotah has been declining since its 1994 peak and registered 27 births in 2025.
Where is Dakotah most common?
Dakotah has its strongest geographic signal in Minnesota, where it appears 2.7× more often than the national baseline.
1979Peak 19942025
Peak year
1994
Decline from peak
87%
2025
27
All-time
3,151
Where it lives now
Dakotah is most concentrated in Minnesota — about 2.7× the national rate in the 1990s. It also runs high in Indiana.
States where Dakotah is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.