Boys' name · since 1996

Dagon

184 babies named Dagon in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#13,461 of 45,481
all-time among boys
184
born since 1996
2000s
peak decade

Dagon sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 184 recorded since 1996.

Social Security Administration records show Dagon recorded 184 times among boys since 1996, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, 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 1996 to 2022.

  • #13,461 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 184 born since 1996
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dagon ranks #13,461 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 184 born since 1996, peaking in the 2000s.

#13,461 of 45,481
all-time among boys
184
born since 1996
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Dagon's 184 recorded births place it above 70.34% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Dagon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Dagon splits its recorded history at 2007: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1996 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 22 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Dagon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2022

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2008)
22
Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
0510152025 1996200120042007201120142022 11

Dagon by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (117 births, 64% of the file).

2000s was Dagon's strongest decade.

117 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.

Dagon births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 117 births (64% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dagon? ▼
Since 1996, Social Security records show 184 babies named Dagon. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #13,461 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2022. Its busiest year on record was 2008, with 22 births.
Where does Dagon sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dagon ranks #13,461 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Dagon most popular? ▼
Dagon was most popular in the 2000s decade with 117 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Dagon been used? ▼
Dagon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 27 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Dagon? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dagoberto, Dagan, Dagen, Dagmawi, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Dagon's data

  • Dagon's decade-level peak was the 2000s (117 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Dagon

Nearby Names Like Dagon

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Dagon

Dagoberto Boy
#9843 1,732 births
Dagan Boy
1,077 births
Dagen Boy
363 births
Dagmawi Boy
192 births
Dago Boy
#8613 169 births

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Keithon
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Dagon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1996–2022 (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 Dagon 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.