Dakota vs Robyn
Dakota and Robyncompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Dakota was ranked #885 and Robyn #19 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Dakota was ranked #351 and Robyn #48 among girls in Scotland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Dakota was ranked #337 and Robyn #67 among girls in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Dakota was ranked #400 and Robyn #78 among girls in England and Wales.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Dakota was ranked #1951 and Robyn #4270 among boys in England and Wales.
Dakota and Robyn over time
Dakota and Robyn appear together in 4 published lists, across 78 years of shared records. Robyn held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Dakota in 1.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 2 of the lists they share.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Dakota and Robyn changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #1951 and #4270.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Dakota #400 in 2024, Robyn #64 in 2023.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Dakota held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Robyn in 29.
Highest recorded here: Dakota #400 in 2024, Robyn #64 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Dakota #400, Robyn #78.
Northern Ireland · Girls20 shared years, 2005–2024
Dakota held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Robyn in 20.
Highest recorded here: Dakota #175 in 2015, Robyn #57 in 2019.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Dakota #337, Robyn #67.
Republic of Ireland · Girls17 shared years, 2005–2025
Dakota held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Robyn in 17.
Highest recorded here: Dakota #457 in 2019, Robyn #19 in 2025.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Dakota #885, Robyn #19.
England and Wales · Boys12 shared years, 1996–2024
Dakota held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Robyn in 1.
Highest recorded here: Dakota #1273 in 2020, Robyn #1765 in 1996.
The order changed in 2015: Dakota moved ahead. In 2014 they stood at #4685 and #4685; by 2015 that had become #2319 and #4747.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Dakota #1951, Robyn #4270.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Dakota | Robyn |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | Used for both boys and girls | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | A feminine variant of Robin, itself a diminutive of Robert. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Germanic, feminine diminutive form |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈɹɑb.ɪn/ |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #885 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #19 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Robyn has a recorded origin (Germanic, feminine diminutive form); Dakota does not have one recorded yet.
- Dakota has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Robyn.
- A meaning is recorded for Robyn; Dakota doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Dakota
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1646 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2005–2024
Highest recorded position: #175 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2015 (recorded 2005–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Robyn
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #7 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1952–1974
Highest recorded position: #6 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1953 (recorded 1952–1974).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #19 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls