Is Dagan a boy or girl name?

Dagan is a boy’s name. Of the 1,087 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.9% were girls and 99.1% were boys.

Dagan

Recorded 1969–2024 · United States

Dagan was most popular in 2003, when 63 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,347 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,087 people named Dagan.

Dagan over time

Births per year. The dot marks Dagan’s peak in 2003. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Dagan a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Dagan is a boy’s name — 0.9% of the 1,087 Americans given it were girls and 99.1% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org