unisex name
Dekota
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,236
Dekota is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 31% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 11 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1998, when 59 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 301,477 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1959.
Dekota over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1950s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 5 |
| 1980s | 60 |
| 1990s | 426 |
| 2000s | 365 |
| 2010s | 211 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 127 |
How popular is Dekota?
In 2025, Dekota was given to 11 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Dekota is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Dekota
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Dekota also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Dekota over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Dekota
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Dekota — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Dekota
How popular is the name Dekota?
In 2025, Dekota was given to 11 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Dekota a girl's or a boy's name?
Dekota is used for both girls and boys. About 31% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Dekota most popular?
Dekota peaked in 1998, when 59 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Dekota a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Dekota currently ranks #7,446 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.