boy's name
Dagger
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 46
Dagger is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2022, when 13 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 663,130 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2014.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Dagger over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2010s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2010s | 5 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 41 |
How popular is Dagger?
In 2025, Dagger was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Dagger
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Dagger also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Dagger over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Dagger
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Dagger — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Dagger
How popular is the name Dagger?
In 2025, Dagger was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Dagger a girl's or a boy's name?
Dagger is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Dagger?
Dagger has 2 syllables.
When was Dagger most popular?
Dagger peaked in 2022, when 13 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Dagger a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Dagger currently ranks #12,123 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.