US rank #12594 Boys' name Peak 2003 1,076 births

Dagan — #12594 US boys' name

1,076 babies named Dagan in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s1031980s851990s2152000s4742010s1602020s34
#12594
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 12% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Dagan was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

58 babies were named Dagan in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dagan

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,076 babies named Dagan between 1969 and 2024, spanning 56 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dagan currently holds the #12594 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 58 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dagan performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 474 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Dagan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 34 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Virginia. In total, SSA state-level files list Dagan in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dagan in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,076 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Dagan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,076

Since 1969

56 years of records

Peak year

2003

58 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#12,594

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1969

Recorded for 56 years

Last year on file: 2024

Dagan popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1969

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2003)
58
Annual births at peak — across 56 years of records
020406080 202420162009200219951986197919711969 5

Dagan popularity over time — girls

10 total births recorded since 2000 (Dagan as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 10 births
5 20032000 5

Dagan by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
474 births that decade — 44% of Dagan's all-time total
1960s51970s1031980s851990s2152000s4742010s1602020s34

Dagan by state

Where Dagan concentrates geographically — total births since 1969

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Dagan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
34 3.2%
#2 California
10 0.9%
#3 Virginia
6 0.6%
#4 Arkansas
5 0.5%
#5 Florida
5 0.5%
#6 Indiana
5 0.5%
#7 Michigan
5 0.5%
Texas share of Dagan's total US births 3.2%
Even split

34 of 1,076 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dagan?
1,076 babies have been named Dagan since 1969. It currently ranks #12594 among boys. The peak year was 2003 with 58 births.
When was Dagan most popular?
Dagan was most popular in the 2000s decade with 474 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Dagan most popular?
The top states for the name Dagan are Texas (34 births), California (10 births), Virginia (6 births).
How long has the name Dagan been used?
Dagan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 56 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Dagan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dagoberto, Dagen, Dagmawi, Dagon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1969–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.