Dagmara
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- dag-MAH-rah
- Origin
- Old Norse
Dagmara is a girls' name of Old Norse origin, meaning “day maiden”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Dagmara mean?
Old Norse: Polish and Latvian form of Dagmar, from Old Norse dagr 'day' + mær 'maid'
“day maiden”
A Polish and Latvian form of Dagmar; Dagmar of Bohemia became queen of Denmark in 1205.
Is Dagmara a girl's or a boy's name?
Dagmara is a girls' name.
How popular is Dagmara in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 8 girls.
Half of all the girls named Dagmara in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Dagmara in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | #4,744 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,738 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2017 | 7 | #3,395 |
| 2016 | 7 | #3,389 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #4,187 |
| 2013 | 7 | #3,338 |
| 2012 | 1 | #7,881 |
| 2011 | 8 | #3,041 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,909 |
| 2008 | 1 | #7,383 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,858 |
| 2006 | 4 | #4,357 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
Names like Dagmara
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Lola, Sienna, Aisha, Matilda, Sophia, Eva, Maria, Ava, Imogen, Isabella, Julia, Ariana
More Old Norse names
Freya, Ronnie, Ralph, Eric, Astrid, Colby, Rafe, Odin, Ralphie, Erik, Freyja, Erick, Bo, Ronald, Bjorn, Erica
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Dagmara: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/dagmara, updated 20 October 2026.