Dakota Popularity

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Region

Rising

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England and Wales — female rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#1646
1997	#1802
1998	#1697
1999	#1473
2000	#1475
2001	#1870
2002	#2105
2003	#1383
2004	#1617
2005	#736
2006	#507
2007	#570
2008	#668
2009	#601
2010	#516
2011	#610
2012	#565
2013	#551
2014	#582
2015	#500
2016	#419
2017	#453
2018	#415
2019	#402
2020	#521
2021	#466
2022	#526
2023	#510
2024	#400

Demonstration dataSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #175 in Northern Ireland in 2015.

Dakota's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, count per million births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Count per million	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	female	#400	108	High	Demonstration data
2024	England and Wales	male	#1951	12	High	Demonstration data
2023	England and Wales	female	#510	77	High	Demonstration data
2023	England and Wales	male	#1461	17	High	Demonstration data
2022	England and Wales	female	#526	74	High	Demonstration data
2022	England and Wales	male	#1781	13	High	Demonstration data
2021	England and Wales	female	#466	92	High	Demonstration data
2021	England and Wales	male	#1860	12	High	Demonstration data
2020	England and Wales	female	#521	77	High	Demonstration data
2020	England and Wales	male	#1273	20	High	Demonstration data
2019	England and Wales	female	#402	104	High	Demonstration data
2019	England and Wales	male	#3013	6	High	Demonstration data
2018	England and Wales	female	#415	105	High	Demonstration data
2018	England and Wales	male	#2445	8	High	Demonstration data
2017	England and Wales	female	#453	97	High	Demonstration data
2017	England and Wales	male	#2734	7	High	Demonstration data
2016	England and Wales	female	#419	106	High	Demonstration data
2016	England and Wales	male	#2335	9	High	Demonstration data
2015	England and Wales	female	#500	86	High	Demonstration data
2015	England and Wales	male	#2319	9	High	Demonstration data
2014	England and Wales	female	#582	71	High	Demonstration data
2014	England and Wales	male	#2459	8	High	Demonstration data
2013	England and Wales	female	#551	75	High	Demonstration data
2013	England and Wales	male	#4685	3	High	Demonstration data
2012	England and Wales	female	#565	75	High	Demonstration data
2012	England and Wales	male	#2117	10	High	Demonstration data
2011	England and Wales	female	#610	66	High	Demonstration data
2011	England and Wales	male	#2039	10	High	Demonstration data
2010	England and Wales	female	#516	78	High	Demonstration data
2010	England and Wales	male	#2036	10	High	Demonstration data
2009	England and Wales	female	#601	63	High	Demonstration data
2009	England and Wales	male	#1981	10	High	Demonstration data
2008	England and Wales	female	#668	55	High	Demonstration data
2008	England and Wales	male	#2276	8	High	Demonstration data
2007	England and Wales	female	#570	63	High	Demonstration data
2007	England and Wales	male	#1885	10	High	Demonstration data
2006	England and Wales	female	#507	73	High	Demonstration data
2006	England and Wales	male	#1892	9	High	Demonstration data
2005	England and Wales	female	#736	40	High	Demonstration data
2005	England and Wales	male	#1716	10	High	Demonstration data
2004	England and Wales	female	#1617	13	High	Demonstration data
2004	England and Wales	male	#3651	3	High	Demonstration data
2003	England and Wales	female	#1383	15	High	Demonstration data
2002	England and Wales	female	#2105	8	High	Demonstration data
2002	England and Wales	male	#2005	6	High	Demonstration data
2001	England and Wales	female	#1870	9	High	Demonstration data
2001	England and Wales	male	#1746	7	High	Demonstration data
2000	England and Wales	female	#1475	12	High	Demonstration data
2000	England and Wales	male	#1703	7	High	Demonstration data
1999	England and Wales	female	#1473	12	High	Demonstration data
1999	England and Wales	male	#1664	7	High	Demonstration data
1998	England and Wales	female	#1697	10	High	Demonstration data
1998	England and Wales	male	#2419	4	High	Demonstration data
1997	England and Wales	female	#1802	9	High	Demonstration data
1997	England and Wales	male	#2022	5	High	Demonstration data
1996	England and Wales	female	#1646	10	High	Demonstration data
1996	England and Wales	male	#1765	6	High	Demonstration data
2024	Northern Ireland	female	#337	4	High	Demonstration data
2023	Northern Ireland	female	#264	6	High	Demonstration data
2022	Northern Ireland	female	#305	5	High	Demonstration data
2021	Northern Ireland	female	#446	3	High	Demonstration data
2020	Northern Ireland	female	#246	6	High	Demonstration data
2019	Northern Ireland	female	#336	4	High	Demonstration data
2018	Northern Ireland	female	#238	7	High	Demonstration data
2017	Northern Ireland	female	#355	4	High	Demonstration data
2016	Northern Ireland	female	#211	9	High	Demonstration data
2015	Northern Ireland	female	#175	12	High	Demonstration data
2014	Northern Ireland	female	#191	10	High	Demonstration data
2013	Northern Ireland	female	#199	10	High	Demonstration data
2012	Northern Ireland	female	#229	8	High	Demonstration data
2011	Northern Ireland	female	#444	3	High	Demonstration data
2010	Northern Ireland	female	#366	4	High	Demonstration data
2009	Northern Ireland	female	#224	8	High	Demonstration data
2008	Northern Ireland	female	#198	10	High	Demonstration data
2007	Northern Ireland	female	#301	5	High	Demonstration data
2006	Northern Ireland	female	#184	10	High	Demonstration data
2005	Northern Ireland	female	#278	5	High	Demonstration data
2025	Republic of Ireland	female	#885	3	High	Demonstration data
2024	Republic of Ireland	female	#556	6	High	Demonstration data
2023	Republic of Ireland	female	#625	5	High	Demonstration data
2022	Republic of Ireland	female	#559	6	High	Demonstration data
2021	Republic of Ireland	female	#464	8	High	Demonstration data
2020	Republic of Ireland	female	#628	5	High	Demonstration data
2019	Republic of Ireland	female	#457	8	High	Demonstration data
2018	Republic of Ireland	female	#474	8	High	Demonstration data
2017	Republic of Ireland	female	#651	5	High	Demonstration data
2016	Republic of Ireland	female	#585	6	High	Demonstration data
2015	Republic of Ireland	female	#581	6	High	Demonstration data
2014	Republic of Ireland	female	#536	7	High	Demonstration data
2013	Republic of Ireland	female	#894	3	High	Demonstration data
2011	Republic of Ireland	female	#798	4	High	Demonstration data
2010	Republic of Ireland	female	#758	4	High	Demonstration data
2008	Republic of Ireland	female	#862	3	High	Demonstration data
2005	Republic of Ireland	female	#689	3	High	Demonstration data
2005	Republic of Ireland	male	#518	3	High	Demonstration data
2024	Scotland	female	#351	9	High	Demonstration data

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland
Scotland hub — collected by National Records of Scotland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.