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Nakota

37% girls, 63% boys · 6 born in 2025

Nakota has been given to about 385 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2005, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 368
Median age today17 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Nakota per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year2005 · 21
  • Born in 20256
  • All time385

How popular is Nakota?

Its best year was 2005, when 21 babies were given the name, ranking 9934th. The typical living American called Nakota is about 17 years old today.

Names that sound like Nakota

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Dakota0.88
  2. Carlotta0.66
  3. Nikita0.65
  4. Nakia0.64
  5. Nikola0.64
  6. Nicola0.61
  7. Anita0.57
  8. Alta0.57

Middle names for Nakota

Ranked by flow score
  1. Nakota Rose0.85
  2. Nakota Louise0.85
  3. Nakota June0.84
  4. Nakota Pearl0.84
  5. Nakota Quinn0.84
  6. Nakota Wren0.83

Sibling names for Nakota

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Andiesister · 0.81
  2. Emeraldsister · 0.79
  3. Mustafabrother · 0.79
  4. Kaelisister · 0.78
  5. Yehudabrother · 0.78
  6. Misaelbrother · 0.78

Where Nakota is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Nakota White0.80
    2. Nakota Reyes0.80
    3. Nakota Moore0.80
    4. Nakota Lee0.80
    5. Nakota Hill0.80
    6. Nakota Green0.80

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Nakota

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.