Is dakota a boy or girl name?

Question

just wondering

Answer 1

Dakota is more for a girl, and DakoDa for a boy (i named my son Dakoda)

Answer 2

I always thought of it as a unisex name. The first Dakota that I ever met was a boy and he was Native American and had a sister named Shawnee. I guess now with the fame of Dakota Fanning, more people associate it with a feminine tone. As for the -a ending, my best friend's son is named, Indiana, and his name always gets mistaken as a girl name. I guess society's perceptions are all different.

Answer 3

When I was a camp counsler I knew this little boy whose name was Dakota. But then theres Dakota Fanning. So it can be either. I personally think it sounds more like a masculine name.

Answer 4

Could be either but since I baby sat 3 different dakotas and they all were boys i would have to say boy name

Answer 5

Dakota is totally a BOY name!

Answer 6

Dakota has primarily been a girls name. Specifically, it has to do with the ending of the name. When a name ends in "a," it's usually a female reference.

Answer 7

i prefer Dakota as a girl name i met a guy named Dakota and he was teased to no end

Answer 8

Dakota is a state name.

The name you give a child is what he or she will be called for the rest of his or her life. Don't make them suffer just because you want to impress other parents.

Give your child a real name.

Answer 9

boys. thats my name and i used to know another guy named dakota. never heard a girl tho

Answer 10

Can be both, I like it for a middle name, ex: Maverick Dakota.