Dagan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- DAY-gan
- Origin
- Hebrew
Dagan is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “grain”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Dagan mean?
Hebrew: Hebrew word
“grain”
Dagan was also an ancient Syrian and Mesopotamian god linked with crops and fertility.
Is Dagan a girl's or a boy's name?
Dagan is a boys' name.
How popular is Dagan in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 16 boys.
Half of all the boys named Dagan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
Dagan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | #6,413 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 16 | #1,326 |
| 2004 | 8 | #1,983 |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 5 | #2,358 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,049 |
| 2000 | 1 | #4,018 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 1 | #3,884 |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
| 1996 | 1 | #3,776 |
How popular is Dagan in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 58 boys. It first appears in the records in 1969.
Half of all the boys named Dagan in the US since 1880 were born between 1994 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Dagan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #12,341 |
| 2023 | 8 | #8,916 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 8 | #8,820 |
| 2020 | 13 | #6,292 |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 12 | #6,699 |
| 2017 | 10 | #7,542 |
| 2016 | 17 | #5,314 |
| 2015 | 13 | #6,320 |
| 2014 | 17 | #5,248 |
| 2013 | 14 | #5,919 |
| 2012 | 22 | #4,387 |
| 2011 | 32 | #3,363 |
| 2010 | 19 | #4,845 |
| 2009 | 32 | #3,397 |
| 2008 | 45 | #2,716 |
| 2007 | 55 | #2,337 |
| 2006 | 53 | #2,347 |
| 2005 | 55 | #2,178 |
| 2004 | 53 | #2,189 |
| 2003 | 58 | #1,983 |
| 2002 | 49 | #2,151 |
| 2001 | 38 | #2,515 |
| 2000 | 36 | #2,573 |
| 1999 | 30 | #2,791 |
| 1998 | 35 | #2,447 |
| 1997 | 27 | #2,819 |
| 1996 | 26 | #2,833 |
| 1995 | 18 | #3,553 |
| 1994 | 17 | #3,745 |
| 1993 | 19 | #3,362 |
| 1992 | 13 | #4,319 |
| 1991 | 19 | #3,218 |
| 1990 | 11 | #4,667 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 11 | #3,954 |
| 1986 | 6 | #5,920 |
| 1985 | 14 | #3,213 |
| 1984 | 12 | #3,457 |
| 1983 | 11 | #3,629 |
| 1982 | 9 | #4,232 |
| 1981 | 12 | #3,410 |
| 1980 | 10 | #3,837 |
| 1979 | 18 | #2,567 |
| 1978 | 14 | #2,928 |
| 1977 | 12 | #3,201 |
| 1976 | 13 | #2,945 |
| 1975 | 8 | #3,939 |
| 1974 | 16 | #2,457 |
| 1973 | 7 | #4,052 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 9 | #3,368 |
| 1970 | 6 | #4,228 |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,403 |
Names like Dagan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Declan, Keegan, Ronan, Conan, Kenan, Finn, Aiden, Conlan, Brogan, Kayden, Brody, Regan
Names related to Dagan
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Dagan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/dagan, updated 20 October 2026.