Dakota - girl or boy?

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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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ForeverWithYou · 21/04/2026 16:15

A colleague of mine has a son called Dakota who is about 30. Apparently when he started school, he was one of 3 Dakota’s in his class, 2 being boys and one being a girl. My colleague is American so I’m guessing it was a reasonably popular unisex name there 30 ish years ago.

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Ellein · 21/04/2026 16:08

AnotherName2025 · 21/04/2026 16:02

To me it's a girls name, I know the cutest one ever.

but someone else had it on their boys list the other day, so I suppose it's going to be a split.

Good friends of ours just named their baby Dakota. I (foolishly) assumed that the baby was a girl when I heard the name, but he's actually a boy.

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TallulahBetty · 21/04/2026 16:08

A girl (dog)

KnickerlessParsons · 21/04/2026 16:07

I immediately think American state. I don't like it as a name for a person.

youalright · 21/04/2026 16:07

Girl

Bloodorangekangaroo · 21/04/2026 16:07

I would assume boy but it could pass for a girls name I suppose. I wouldn’t want to give a child a name that will leave them correcting their gender. My friends daughter is called Cameron. She is forever assumed a boy and mum can’t see why. She’s an adorable little girl that suits her name though.

Beamur · 21/04/2026 16:04

I'd think girl. Dakota Fanning, Dakota Johnson...

AnotherName2025 · 21/04/2026 16:02

To me it's a girls name, I know the cutest one ever.

but someone else had it on their boys list the other day, so I suppose it's going to be a split.

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