Fun Facts About the Name Takota
- 443 babies named Takota: U.S. records list 443 babies given the name Takota from 1880 through 2025. Even 33 girls received the name Takota - about 1 girl for every 12 boys.
What Does the Name Takota Mean?
Takota is an English given name commonly treated as a variant spelling of Dakota, a name from the Dakota (Siouan) language usually translated as "friend" or "ally." The Dakota form is Dakȟóta, the people's own name; it is related to Lakȟóta (Lakota) and Nakȟóta (Nakota), the names of related Siouan-speaking groups.
The translation "friend" or "ally" is a customary English gloss of Dakota, not a simple word-for-word meaning of each element, and the deeper Siouan etymology is uncertain. The initial T in Takota is an English spelling change from D; it does not represent a separate Dakota-language word.
Takota Name History & Origins
The source name Dakota is an ethnic name. It is the name the Dakota people use for themselves, and it belongs to the Siouan language family of the northern Great Plains. Lakota and Nakota are related divisions of the same broad Sioux grouping, but the terms are not interchangeable.
In English, Dakota is also the name of a former U.S. territory and of the states of North Dakota and South Dakota. Dakota has been used as an English given name, and Takota follows that use with a T- spelling. Its history is therefore tied to the English adoption of Dakota rather than to a separate older naming tradition. The form is uncommon, and the evidence for it as a traditional Native name is limited.
How Popular is the Name Takota?
Takota has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1997. Its best rank was #2,742 in 1997.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | #19,905 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2008 | #20,143 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2004 | #15,884 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1999 | #14,240 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1997 | #15,878 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1996 | #13,307 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #13,666 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2024 | #8,222 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2023 | #13,944 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2022 | #8,892 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2021 | #10,657 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2020 | #7,435 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2018 | #6,652 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2017 | #8,069 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2016 | #7,093 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2015 | #11,912 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #7,495 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2013 | #8,030 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2012 | #12,103 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2011 | #7,444 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2010 | #5,445 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2009 | #5,769 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2008 | #6,033 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 2007 | #6,226 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2006 | #4,351 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 2005 | #5,843 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2004 | #6,468 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2003 | #5,516 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2002 | #3,543 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 2001 | #4,446 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2000 | #3,411 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 1999 | #3,685 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1998 | #3,080 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 1997 | #2,742 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 1996 | #5,489 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1995 | #10,151 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Takota Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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