How Many People Are Named Dagmar?
An estimated 471 people in the United States have the first name Dagmar. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 61 years old, and Dagmar peaked in popularity in 1915 with 45 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Dagmar as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Dagmar paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
471
About 1 in 727,716 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
61
years old
Peak Year
1915
45 births
Total Registered
1,592
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Dagmar
Dagmar is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,592 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Dagmar as a female name
Ranked #16,084 in 2019
5 female births in 2019
Peak: 1915 (45 births)
Dagmar: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Dagmar span from the 1880s to the 2010s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 273 babies were registered. Dagmar has declined significantly from its peak in the 1910s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Dagmar by Decade
How has Dagmar tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Dagmar by State
Birth registrations for Dagmar span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Minnesota, Illinois. The lowest are in Texas, New Jersey, Michigan. On average, about 18 Dagmars were registered per state.
Dagmar + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Dagmar as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Dagmar
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Dagmar: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dagmar?
We estimate approximately 471 people named Dagmar are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 727,716 Americans share this first name.
Is Dagmar a common name?
Dagmar is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,592 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Dagmar most popular?
Dagmar reached peak popularity in 1915, when 45 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Dagmar is approximately 61 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Dagmar a female name?
Dagmar is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Dagmar Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Dagmar Smith, Dagmar Johnson, Dagmar Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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