Boys' name · since 2000
Dago
Dago has 169 recorded births since 2000 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,971 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,613 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 169
- born since 2000
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Dago is the #8613 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 169 recorded since 2000.
Social Security Administration records show Dago recorded 169 times among boys since 2000, holding rank #8613 nationally today, ahead of 38% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2025.
- #13,971 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,613 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 169 born since 2000
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dago ranks #13,971 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,613 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 169 born since 2000, peaking in the 2000s.
- #13,971 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,613 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 169
- born since 2000
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dago's 169 recorded births place it above 69.22% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Dago compares
169 35th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Dago's all-time total is 54% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dago | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 169 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dago's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dago's full recorded timeline at 2013, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2000, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dago popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Dago by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (64 births, 38% of the file).
2000s was Dago's strongest decade.
64 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Dago births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
64 births
- 2010s
2010s
58 births
- 2020s
2020s
47 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 64 births (38% of all-time use).
Dago by state
Where Dago concentrates geographically, total births since 2000
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 3.0% |
5 of 169 births nationwide.
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What to do with Dago's data
- Dago's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (64 total births) through the 2020s (47) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Dagos (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Dago: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~25 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, 2000–2025 (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 Dago 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.