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♀ Dakota (girl)
What does Dakota mean?
Dakota 
▲ as a girls' name (also used less commonly as boys' name Dakota) is pronounced da-KOH-tah. It is of Native American Indian origin, and the meaning of Dakota is "friend, ally". Tribal name and American place name: the word may also possibly mean "forever smiling".
Variations
SEE ALSO Cree
MASCULINE FORMS Montana, Takoda
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Dakota Alena (D.A.), ..
How popular is Dakota?
Dakota is a somewhat popular first name for women (#4077 out of 4276, Top 95%) and also a somewhat popular surname for all people (#82691 out of 150436, Top 55%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Dakota entered the list in 1980-1989 and reached its peak position of #190 in the U.S. in the year 2006, and is presently at #247. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Cree and Dakotah are the prominent varying forms of Dakota (#247 FROM RECENT DATA). These relations of Dakota were favored by parents a decade ago (AVERAGE #1396) and are almost as common today (#1415, DOWN 19.9%). Dakota is the most contemporarily stylish girl name in this list.
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Agota, Babita, Carita, Carlota, Dacia, Daena, Dafna, Dahlia▲, Dahnya, Daija▼, Dalina, Dalit, Dalla, Dalya, Damara, Damita, Dana▼, Danaca, Dania, Danica▼, Danika▼, Danira, Danita▼, Danitza, Danna, Dannia, Dara▲, Daria, Daron, Dasha, Datia, Datya, Davita, Davonna, Daya, Dayana▲, Dayla, Dayna▼, Daysha, Debora▼, Denita, Deora, Detta, Dimona, Diona, Dita, Dona▼, Donata, Donita, Dorita, Dorota, Dorotea, Dorotha▼, Dot, Dova, Fausta, Hanita, Janeta, Lalita, Lanita, Larita, Lata, Malita, Marita, Markita, Martta, Mata, Nakita, Santa, Sarita, Sarotta, Talita, Vanita, Zanita and Zarita. These names tend to be less frequently used than Dakota.
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