Dagmar
Girl name · German · Jamaican · Old German
- US rank
- Unranked
- Syllables
- 2
- Peak
- #622 in 1895
0 babies were named Dagmar in the US in 2025.
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US births per million girls, 1883–2025
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Popularity: U.S. Social Security Administration (babies with 5+ births per year).
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- HistoryDagmar first shows up in US birth records in 1883, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 142 years since.
- Best yearIts best year was 1895, when it reached #622.
About the name Dagmar
Dagmar is a girl name of German, Jamaican and Old German origin. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, starting with D and ending in “-mar”. US birth records list Dagmar for girls from 1883 to 2019, in 108 of those 137 years. Its best year was 1895, when it ranked #622 among girl names. It hasn't been given to 5 or more US babies in a year since 2019, so today it's a genuinely rare choice.
Origin:German namesJamaicanOld German names
| Decade | Babies per million | About 1 in |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 54 | 18,378 girls |
| 1890s | 60 | 16,639 girls |
| 1900s | 46 | 21,753 girls |
| 1910s | 36 | 27,480 girls |
| 1920s | 21 | 47,214 girls |
| 1930s | 15 | 65,104 girls |
| 1940s | 5.7 | 174,520 girls |
| 1950s | 10 | 100,000 girls |
| 1960s | 6.9 | 145,138 girls |
| 1970s | 4.0 | 250,000 girls |
| 1980s | 1.4 | 714,286 girls |
| 1990s | 2.8 | 361,011 girls |
| 2000s | 0.8 | 1,234,568 girls |
| 2010s | 1.0 | 1,030,928 girls |
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- Girl name: Charlotte · free
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- Unisex name: Avery · elf counsel
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Questions about the name Dagmar
What is the origin of the name Dagmar?
Dagmar has German, Jamaican, Old German roots in our records. Other German names include Charlotte, Emma, Amelia.
Is Dagmar a boy or girl name?
Dagmar is a girl name.
How popular is the name Dagmar?
Dagmar is rare: fewer than 5 US girls got it in 2025, and it was last given to 5 or more in 2019. It peaked at #622 in 1895.