Girls' name · since 1893
Dagny
Dagny has 1,704 recorded births since 1893 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2013 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,241 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,246 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,704
- born since 1893
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Dagny is the #5246 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,704 recorded since 1893.
Social Security Administration records show Dagny recorded 1,704 times among girls since 1893, holding rank #5246 nationally today, ahead of 70% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1893 to 2025.
- #5,241 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,246 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,704 born since 1893
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dagny ranks #5,241 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,246 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,704 born since 1893, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,241 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,246 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,704
- born since 1893
- 2010s
- peak decade
Dagny's 1,704 recorded births place it above 92.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Dagny compares
1,704 Top 24% higher than 76% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Dagny's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dagny | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,704 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 81 | 21 | 19,840 |
Dagny's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dagny's full recorded timeline at 1971, 69% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 31% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1893, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2013 peak of 81 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dagny popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1893–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 81
- Annual births at peak, across 133 years of records
Dagny by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (516 births, 30% of the file).
2010s was Dagny's strongest decade.
516 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Dagny births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 30
1890s
30 births
- 1900s 89
1900s
89 births
- 1910s 171
1910s
171 births
- 1920s 105
1920s
105 births
- 1930s 41
1930s
41 births
- 1940s 12
1940s
12 births
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
- 1960s 70
1960s
70 births
- 1970s 59
1970s
59 births
- 1980s 61
1980s
61 births
- 1990s 99
1990s
99 births
- 2000s
2000s
260 births
- 2010s
2010s
516 births
- 2020s 181
2020s
181 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 516 births (30% of all-time use).
How Dagny 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 Dagny's total volume
Dagny by state
Where Dagny concentrates geographically, total births since 1893
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 94 | 5.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 35 | 2.1% |
| #3 | North Dakota | | 20 | 1.2% |
| #4 | Minnesota | | 19 | 1.1% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 10 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Wisconsin | | 7 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Florida | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Utah | | 6 | 0.4% |
94 of 1,704 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Dagny appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Dagny's data
- Dagny's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (516 total births) through the 2020s (181) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Dagnys (94 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Dagny
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Dagny
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dagny: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~132 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, 1893–2025 (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 Dagny 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.