Dakota dog name
We found 1,456 dogs named Dakota in the public pet registers of 25 places. Combining all places, Dakota is the #127 dog name. 63% of dogs named Dakota are female.
🐱 Dakota is also a cat name (9 cats).
Dakota as a dog name, by place
| Place | Rank | Dogs | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegheny County United States | #51 of 51,228 | 1,037 | 2003–2026 |
| New York City United States | #183 of 34,500 | 260 | 2014–2025 |
| Toronto Canada | #162 of 10,500 | 47 | 2019 |
| Seattle United States | #403 of 8,191 | 10 | 2026 |
| Playford Australia | #101 of 4,586 | 26 | 2015 |
| Cambridge United States | #170 of 4,375 | 11 | 2017–2026 |
| Vancouver Canada | #120 of 4,602 | 14 | 1999–2026 |
| Zurich Switzerland | #1,075 of 5,788 | 1 | 2025 |
| Noosa Australia | #369 of 3,045 | 4 | 2017 |
| Laval Canada | #928 of 2,965 | 1 | 2017–2026 |
| Worcester United States | #140 of 2,906 | 8 | 2026 |
| Maple Ridge Canada | #174 of 2,440 | 6 | 2026 |
| Basel Switzerland | #847 of 3,446 | 1 | 2026 |
| Victoria Canada | #458 of 2,588 | 2 | 2025 |
| Surf Coast Shire Australia | #424 of 1,974 | 2 | 2016 |
| Golden Plains Shire Australia | #290 of 2,062 | 3 | 2016 |
| Burnside Australia | #364 of 1,888 | 2 | 2015 |
| Framingham United States | #112 of 1,965 | 6 | 2020 |
| Richmond United States | #310 of 2,347 | 2 | 2018 |
| Tacoma United States | #82 of 1,917 | 6 | 2021 |
| Corangamite Shire Australia | #214 of 1,161 | 2 | 2023 |
| Port Moody Canada | #352 of 1,280 | 1 | 2019 |
| Villavicencio Colombia | #214 of 717 | 1 | 2026 |
| Prospect Australia | #88 of 518 | 2 | 2016 |
| Fusagasugá Colombia | #121 of 498 | 1 | 2021–2025 |
Rank among all names in that place's register ("in top N" where only a top list is published). "Per 10,000" is how many of every 10,000 registered dogs there are named Dakota. Click a column to sort. See data sources.
Female or male?
854 female and 507 male dogs named Dakota, in the places that record sex.
Dakota over the years
Dogs named Dakota per 10,000 dogs, by the year of registration or licence (varies by place). Hover a bar for the number.
Breeds of dogs named Dakota
Compared to all dogs, Dakota is especially common among Siberian Huskys (5.8×), Saint Bernards (4.0×), Weimaraners (3.7×), German Shorthaired Pointers (3.4×) and German Shepherds (2.8×).
Based on 1,225 dogs named Dakota with a known breed. Crosses are counted as their first-named breed.
Dakota as a baby name
Dakota was the #295 girls' name in the US in 2025 (1,035 babies).Dakota was the #319 boys' name in the US in 2025 (1,074 babies). Elsewhere it ranks #307 for girls in New Zealand, #324 for girls in Scotland, #334 for girls in Northern Ireland and #490 for girls in England and Wales. See Dakota as a baby name on MixedName, including which languages use it.
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