Recorded 1991–2023 Unisex name Peak 2004 362 births

Dagen — boys' name

362 babies named Dagen in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s492000s1782010s1032020s32
2000s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Dagen was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

24 babies were named Dagen in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dagen

The Social Security Administration has registered 362 babies named Dagen between 1991 and 2023, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dagen currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 24 babies received it in a single year. Dagen is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 27 additional births since 2004.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dagen performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 178 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Dagen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dagen 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 362 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.

Dagen at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

362

Since 1991

33 years of records

Peak year

2004

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1991

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2023

Dagen popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1991

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2004)
24
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
0510152025 202320192015201120072003199919931991 5

Dagen popularity over time — girls

27 total births recorded since 2004 (Dagen as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 27 births
5.566.577.5 2007200620052004 7

Dagen by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
178 births that decade — 49% of Dagen's all-time total
1990s492000s1782010s1032020s32

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dagen?
362 babies have been named Dagen since 1991. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2004 with 24 births.
When was Dagen most popular?
Dagen was most popular in the 2000s decade with 178 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
Is Dagen a unisex name?
Yes, Dagen is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 362 births, and as a girl's name it has 27 births.
How long has the name Dagen been used?
Dagen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 33 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Dagen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dagoberto, Dagan, Dagmawi, Dagon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1991–2023 (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.