Recorded 1907–2020 Girls' name Peak 1918 57 births

Dagney — girls' name

57 babies named Dagney in U.S. Social Security records since 1907, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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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.

What the Data Says About Dagney

The Social Security Administration has registered 57 babies named Dagney between 1907 and 2020, spanning 114 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dagney currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dagney performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 29 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Dagney shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dagney 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 57 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.

Dagney at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

57

Since 1907

114 years of records

Peak year

1918

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1907

Recorded for 114 years

Last year on file: 2020

Dagney popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1907

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1918)
8
Annual births at peak — across 114 years of records
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Dagney by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
29 births that decade — 51% of Dagney's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dagney?
57 babies have been named Dagney since 1907. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1918 with 8 births.
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?
Dagney has been recorded in Social Security data since 1907, spanning 114 years of data 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.

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, 1907–2020 (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.