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Dakota - girl or boy?

58 replies

Ellein · 21/04/2026 16:01

Is Dakota meant to be for a girl or a boy? If you were told that someone you know had just named their baby Dakota, what gender would you automatically assume the baby is?

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Figgygal · 21/04/2026 20:26

I'd think girl and the stereophonics song

Snowie99 · 21/04/2026 20:25

Definitely a girl

TheCurious0range · 21/04/2026 20:24

The only Dakota I know is a horse

PygmyOwl · 21/04/2026 20:24

Girl

Branwellgirl · 21/04/2026 20:22

It’s an aeroplane.

DJKATIE · 21/04/2026 20:20

Girl, would sound odd on a boy

StationJack · 21/04/2026 20:17

North or South.

abracadabra1980 · 21/04/2026 18:03

An American

CurlewKate · 21/04/2026 18:03

Neither. It’s a State.

hattie43 · 21/04/2026 18:02

I would think girl

LemonadeQueen · 21/04/2026 17:53

Girl

Lovingapeacefulgarden · 21/04/2026 17:52

I would assume its a girls name. I really like it for a girl

CheddarCheeseAndCrispSandwich · 21/04/2026 17:51

I’d think girl…but to my ears, names ending in an ‘a’ sound feel more feminine so perhaps this is why. Cute name 🥰

BeLemonSloth · 21/04/2026 17:23

Boy

user2848502016 · 21/04/2026 17:12

I would assume girl

WhereWithWho · 21/04/2026 17:11

Boy

HotChocolateBubbleBath · 21/04/2026 17:05

I wouldn't think 'Boy or Girl?', I'd think 'North or South?'

In reality, I know one, a 30 year old man.

RandomUsernameHere · 21/04/2026 17:02

Girl

RegalDiamondMonster · 21/04/2026 16:59

The only Dakota I've met (at a playgroup, in the UK) is a boy.

KandyKayne · 21/04/2026 16:57

I would assume boy but am not keen on it for either gender. It doesn't feel adequate or substantial enough to be a name for a person.

measuringtaep · 21/04/2026 16:40

Place.

TomatoSandwiches · 21/04/2026 16:36

I've only heard it as a girls name.

ToKittyornottoKitty · 21/04/2026 16:35

Girls name

JJB3 · 21/04/2026 16:32

Boy

WhimsyWhim · 21/04/2026 16:23

It's unisex in reality. It sounds better on a boy, though. It just looks and sounds masculine to me (even with the "a" ending).