Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 1997

Lakota

Gender Unisex · 52% girls Rank 2025 #3,681 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#3,681
among girls · ↑1,413 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
69
named Lakota · +21% vs 2024
How common
1 in 39,202
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1997
148 babies
All-time total
3,245
#5,280 all-time among girls
First recorded
1978
in Social Security records

Lakota popularity over time

3,245 babies have been named Lakota since 1978, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
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1970s – 6 6 1 – –
1980s 31 11 42 4 +600% #9,064
1990s 473 404 877 88 +1988% #1,860
2000s 521 494 1,015 102 +16% #2,474
2010s 449 438 887 89 -13% #2,748
2020s (to 2025) 215 203 418 70 -21% #3,367

Where Lakota is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 41 0.03 outside top 500
2027 41 0.03 outside top 500
2028 41 0.03 outside top 500
2029 41 0.03 outside top 500
2030 41 0.03 outside top 500

The story of Lakota

Lakota is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,681 in 2025 with 41 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1978, 3,245 American babies have been named Lakota, about 52% girls and 48% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 1997, when 148 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1990s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Lakota stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Lakota?

The median living Lakota is about 19 years old; half are between 10 and 26. An estimated 3,200 people named Lakota are alive in the United States today.

median 19 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Lakota year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 41 #3,681 28 #3,908
2024 26 #5,094 31 #3,655
2023 38 #3,951 45 #2,826
2022 35 #4,163 36 #3,311
2021 29 #4,686 26 #4,080
2020 46 #3,367 37 #3,104
2019 35 #4,116 42 #2,920
2018 35 #4,116 38 #3,079
2017 46 #3,420 36 #3,227
2016 38 #3,966 41 #2,914
2015 47 #3,414 44 #2,745
2014 45 #3,521 54 #2,388
2013 63 #2,748 49 #2,507
2012 63 #2,793 49 #2,539
2011 38 #3,969 45 #2,687
2010 39 #3,923 40 #2,942
2009 57 #3,024 55 #2,371
2008 51 #3,296 33 #3,393
2007 56 #3,112 44 #2,747
2006 56 #3,037 63 #2,090
2005 60 #2,772 62 #2,026
2004 38 #3,785 55 #2,149
2003 44 #3,324 52 #2,144
2002 48 #3,043 47 #2,237
2001 49 #2,945 45 #2,265
2000 62 #2,474 38 #2,509
1995 63 #2,142 45 #1,903
1990 13 #6,682 8 #6,169
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Lakota, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Lakota?

The median living Lakota is about 19 years old. Half of all living Lakotas are between 10 and 26 years old.

How many people named Lakota are alive today?

An estimated 3,200 people named Lakota are alive in the United States, based on 3,245 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Lakota in 2025?

Lakota ranked #3,681 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 41 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Lakota?

3,245 babies have been named Lakota in the United States since 1978, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Lakota most popular?

Lakota peaked in 1997, when 148 newborns received the name.

Is Lakota a boy or girl name?

Lakota is used for both: about 52% of babies named Lakota have been girls and 48% boys.

Is the name Lakota rising or falling?

Lakota is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Lakota become more popular?

Lakota looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 41 girls named Lakota in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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