Total births
57
Girls' name · since 1907
Dagney
Since 1907, U.S. Social Security records show 57 babies named Dagney, peaking in 1918. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 57
- total births
- 1907–2020
- years on record
- 1910s
- peak decade
- 51%
- born in that decade
Dagney sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 57 recorded since 1907.
Dagney has 57 recorded births among girls since 1907, 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 1907 to 2020.
- 57 total births
- 1907–2020 years on record
- 1910s peak decade
- 51% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
57 girls have been named Dagney since 1907, peaking in the 1910s, last recorded in 2020.
- 57
- total births
- 1907–2020
- years on record
- 1910s
- peak decade
- 51%
- born in that decade
1910s
Peak decade
51% of everyone ever named Dagney was born in this single decade.
1918
Single peak year
8 babies were named Dagney in 1918 - its busiest year on record.
Dagney's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dagney splits its recorded history at 1919: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1907 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1918 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dagney at a glance
Last recorded 2020Peak year
1918
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1907
Dagney popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1907–2020
- Peak year (1918)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Dagney by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1910s was Dagney's strongest decade.
29 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Dagney births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
29 births
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
- 2020s 7
2020s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 29 births (51% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Dagney? ▼
Dagney has been given to 57 babies in the U.S. since 1907, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2020. 8 babies were born in 1918, its single highest year.
When was Dagney most popular? ▼
Dagney was most popular in the 1910s decade with 29 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
How long has the name Dagney been used? ▼
Records for Dagney go back to 1907, giving 114 years of history through 2020.
What names are similar to Dagney? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dagny, Dagmar, Dagen, Dagne, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Dagney's data
- Dagney's decade-level peak was the 1910s (29 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Dagney
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Dagney
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Dagmar Girl
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Dagen Girl
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Dagne Girl
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Dagan Girl
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Compare Dagney side by side: Dagney vs Dagny Dagney vs Dagmar Dagney vs Dagen
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1907–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Dagney: Baby Name Since 1907 - 57 Births, Peak 1918." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/dagney. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Dagney 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 June 2026.