Girls' name · since 1883
Dagmar
1,592 babies named Dagmar in U.S. Social Security records since 1883, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,482 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,592
- born since 1883
- 1910s
- peak decade
Dagmar sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,592 recorded since 1883.
Dagmar has 1,592 recorded births among girls since 1883, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1883 to 2019.
- #5,482 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,592 born since 1883
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dagmar ranks #5,482 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,592 born since 1883, peaking in the 1910s.
- #5,482 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,592
- born since 1883
- 1910s
- peak decade
Dagmar's 1,592 recorded births place it above 92.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Dagmar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dagmar's SSA record in two at 1938 and the more recent half accounts for 38% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 62%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1889, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1915 peak of 45, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dagmar popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1883–2019
- Peak year (1915)
- 45
- Annual births at peak, across 137 years of records
Dagmar by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (273 births, 17% of the file).
1910s was Dagmar's strongest decade.
273 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Dagmar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 56
1880s
56 births
- 1890s
1890s
135 births
- 1900s
1900s
137 births
- 1910s
1910s
273 births
- 1920s
1920s
253 births
- 1930s
1930s
164 births
- 1940s 85
1940s
85 births
- 1950s
1950s
191 births
- 1960s
1960s
129 births
- 1970s 63
1970s
63 births
- 1980s 24
1980s
24 births
- 1990s 50
1990s
50 births
- 2000s 15
2000s
15 births
- 2010s 17
2010s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 273 births (17% of all-time use).
How Dagmar compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Dagmar's total volume
Dagmar by state
Where Dagmar concentrates geographically, total births since 1883
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 57 | 3.6% |
| #2 | Minnesota | | 29 | 1.8% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 21 | 1.3% |
| #4 | Wisconsin | | 13 | 0.8% |
| #5 | California | | 11 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #8 | Texas | | 5 | 0.3% |
57 of 1,592 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Dagmar's data
- Dagmar's decade-level peak was the 1910s (273 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Dagmars (57 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dagmar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1915)
Similar record span (~136 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1883–2019 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Dagmar draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.