Given name
Dakotta
“a friend to all”
Dakotta is a variant of Dakota. One Native American interpretation is “a friend to all.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Dakotta is a variant of Dakota. One Native American interpretation is “a friend to all.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Dakotta is a variant of Dakota. An origin associated with Dakota is Native American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1993. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dakotta through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 89
- 56 boys · 33 girls
- Most popular year
- 1996
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2010. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 135 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Dakotta’s family of names
Dakotta has a related form in Dakota.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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