Name Meaning & Origin
"Alternative form of Dakota."
Data last updated: 2025 SSA records
Dacota is a name documented across multiple cultural traditions.
Life Path 8 — Power & Ambition: Goal-driven, authoritative, and business-minded.
Age breakdown · state data · decade charts · popularity trend — all on the full statistics page.
Root element "Dacota" emerges in Multiple origins tradition, carrying the core meaning "Alternative form of Dakota.".
Used in English literary and religious texts, spreading through cultural exchange.
Carried across regions through trade, religion, and migration. Multiple spelling variants develop.
Standardized in its current form. Continues to be used across multiple cultures worldwide.
~679 people named Dacota in the US. Peaked in 1998 with 50 recorded uses.
The Life Path number for Dacota is 8, associated with Power & Ambition. Soul Urge: 8. Personality: 9.
Dacota is Predominantly Male. Based on US data, 72% male and 28% female.
Approximately 679 people in the United States are named Dacota. The name peaked in 1998 with 50 recorded uses.
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