Dakota is a ♀ girl’s name and ♂ boy’s name. Dakota thus belongs to the gender-neutral unisex names.
Dakota is a name of the Native American Dakota people.
Dakota means “friends”, “allies”, “friendly”.
The name Dakota is ranked #2032 overall.
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Last updated: 4/13/2022
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