US rank #11874 Boys' name Peak 2022 41 births

Dagger — #11874 US boys' name

41 babies named Dagger in U.S. Social Security records since 2014, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s52020s36
#11874
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 17% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

88% of everyone ever named Dagger was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

13 babies were named Dagger in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dagger

The Social Security Administration has registered 41 babies named Dagger between 2014 and 2024, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dagger currently holds the #11874 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dagger performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 36 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Dagger shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Dagger in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dagger 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 41 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.

Dagger at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

41

Since 2014

11 years of records

Peak year

2022

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#11,874

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2014

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 2024

Dagger popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2014

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
13
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
468101214 20242022202120202014 5

Dagger by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
36 births that decade — 88% of Dagger's all-time total
2010s52020s36

Dagger by state

Where Dagger concentrates geographically — total births since 2014

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Dagger
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 12.2%
Texas share of Dagger's total US births 12.2%

5 of 41 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dagger?
41 babies have been named Dagger since 2014. It currently ranks #11874 among boys. The peak year was 2022 with 13 births.
When was Dagger most popular?
Dagger was most popular in the 2020s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Dagger most popular?
The top states for the name Dagger are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Dagger been used?
Dagger has been recorded in Social Security data since 2014, spanning 11 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Dagger?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dagoberto, Dagan, Dagen, Dagmawi, 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, 2014–2024 (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.