Given name
Dagney
“born on a bright new day”
Dagney is a variant of Dagny. One interpretation is “born on a bright new day.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Dagney is a variant of Dagny. One interpretation is “born on a bright new day.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Dagney is a variant of Dagny. An origin associated with Dagny is Old Norse.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1907. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dagney through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 57
- 0 boys · 57 girls
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 2020. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 8 in 1918. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 126 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Dagney’s family of names
Dagney has a related form in Dagny. Dagney has a related form in Dag.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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