First Name DAKOTA

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • DAKOTA is ranked as the 3754th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 3,840.
  • This name is in the 98th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 1.2 people named DAKOTA for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 98% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named DAKOTA is 106,690.
  • The SSA data also shows that DAKOTA is used as a boy's name 73% of the time.

First Names DAKOTA
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 3,840 +/-5.7%
  • National Rank 3,754
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 1.2

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 106,690
  • National Rank 474
  • Percentile Rank 99.49%
  • Proportion/100k 33.46

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name DAKOTA is 78.0% White, 3.5% Hispanic origin, 14.7% Black, 1.4% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.5% Two or More Races, and 0.9% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name DAKOTA have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name DAKOTA is included in the following name categories:
  • US unisex baby name - Social Security Administration
  • Unisex surname
  • Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name DAKOTA

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 78.0% 63.9% 14.1%
Hispanic origin 3.5% 16.3% -12.8%
Black 14.7% 12.3% 2.4%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.4% 4.9% -3.5%
Two or more races 1.5% 1.8% -0.3%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.9% 0.7% 0.2%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named DAKOTA is Texas where 316 people have this name.
  • Maine is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named DAKOTA, as 8.42 in every 100,000 Mainers have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 96th, this rank was reached in the states of Texas.
  • Maine is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 2 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Nebraska (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 24 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names DAKOTA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 111 0.86 91.7% Indiana 82 1.25 90.3% Iowa 72 2.32 92.3% Kansas 56 1.94 84.4% Michigan 72 0.73 93.8% Minnesota 67 1.23 92.5% Missouri 66 2.22 88.3% Nebraska 7 0.35 12.6% North Dakota 32 4.35 71.5% Ohio 148 1.28 93.4% South Dakota 71 8.29 80.8% Wisconsin 60 1.03 91.7%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name DAKOTA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 111 0.86 91.7%
Indiana 82 1.25 90.3%
Iowa 72 2.32 92.3%
Kansas 56 1.94 84.4%
Michigan 72 0.73 93.8%
Minnesota 67 1.23 92.5%
Missouri 66 2.22 88.3%
Nebraska 7 0.35 12.6%
North Dakota 32 4.35 71.5%
Ohio 148 1.28 93.4%
South Dakota 71 8.29 80.8%
Wisconsin 60 1.03 91.7%
West State Statistics First-Names DAKOTA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 16 2.16 14.0% Arizona 68 1.01 85.2% California 256 0.66 95.0% Colorado 162 3.03 92.3% Hawaii 18 1.27 71.9% Idaho 31 1.91 74.7% Montana 24 2.3 68.2% Nevada 55 1.94 83.6% New Mexico 30 1.42 70.4% Oregon 66 1.66 86.0% Utah 83 2.81 86.4% Washington 80 1.13 92.1% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name DAKOTA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 16 2.16 14.0%
Arizona 68 1.01 85.2%
California 256 0.66 95.0%
Colorado 162 3.03 92.3%
Hawaii 18 1.27 71.9%
Idaho 31 1.91 74.7%
Montana 24 2.3 68.2%
Nevada 55 1.94 83.6%
New Mexico 30 1.42 70.4%
Oregon 66 1.66 86.0%
Utah 83 2.81 86.4%
Washington 80 1.13 92.1%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names DAKOTA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 69 1.92 88.2% Maine 112 8.42 87.3% Massachusetts 231 3.43 93.6% New Hampshire 56 4.23 83.5% New Jersey 208 2.33 93.6% New York 113 0.57 93.3% Pennsylvania 104 0.81 91.9% Rhode Island 18 1.73 62.9% Vermont 27 4.38 82.1%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name DAKOTA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 69 1.92 88.2%
Maine 112 8.42 87.3%
Massachusetts 231 3.43 93.6%
New Hampshire 56 4.23 83.5%
New Jersey 208 2.33 93.6%
New York 113 0.57 93.3%
Pennsylvania 104 0.81 91.9%
Rhode Island 18 1.73 62.9%
Vermont 27 4.38 82.1%
South State Statistics First-Names DAKOTA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 63 1.3 89.1% Arkansas 38 1.3 82.7% Delaware 14 1.52 80.2% Dist. of Columbia 15 2.21 64.6% Florida 150 0.75 95.4% Georgia 114 1.13 92.9% Kentucky 65 1.47 87.6% Louisiana 80 1.73 89.3% Maryland 34 0.57 84.4% Mississippi 66 2.22 88.3% North Carolina 137 1.38 95.3% Oklahoma 128 3.31 91.0% South Carolina 62 1.28 88.3% Tennessee 145 2.21 93.8% Texas 316 1.17 96.6% Virginia 72 0.86 89.3% West Virginia 27 1.47 70.4%

South States
State stats for the first name DAKOTA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 63 1.3 89.1%
Arkansas 38 1.3 82.7%
Delaware 14 1.52 80.2%
Dist. of Columbia 15 2.21 64.6%
Florida 150 0.75 95.4%
Georgia 114 1.13 92.9%
Kentucky 65 1.47 87.6%
Louisiana 80 1.73 89.3%
Maryland 34 0.57 84.4%
Mississippi 66 2.22 88.3%
North Carolina 137 1.38 95.3%
Oklahoma 128 3.31 91.0%
South Carolina 62 1.28 88.3%
Tennessee 145 2.21 93.8%
Texas 316 1.17 96.6%
Virginia 72 0.86 89.3%
West Virginia 27 1.47 70.4%
 

Full Names with DAKOTA as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have DAKOTA as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named DAKOTA.

The most popular full name is DAKOTA Jones. 1.21% of all the people named DAKOTA have this family name.

There are 687 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name DAKOTA

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 DAKOTA Jones 1.21%
2 DAKOTA Smith 1.21%
3 DAKOTA Williams 0.97%
4 DAKOTA Clark 0.60%
5 DAKOTA Davis 0.60%
6 DAKOTA Johnson 0.60%
7 DAKOTA Russell 0.60%
8 DAKOTA Brown 0.48%
9 DAKOTA Dunn 0.48%
10 DAKOTA Martin 0.48%
11 DAKOTA Patterson 0.48%
12 DAKOTA Rogers 0.48%
13 DAKOTA Stone 0.48%
14 DAKOTA Thompson 0.48%
15 DAKOTA Walker 0.48%
16 DAKOTA Baker 0.36%
17 DAKOTA Day 0.36%
18 DAKOTA Hansen 0.36%
19 DAKOTA Hill 0.36%
20 DAKOTA King 0.36%

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