Dago
Boy · DAH-goh · Germanic
Dago is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “bright day”. In 2025 it ranked 8,239th for boys in the US (9 babies).
What does Dago mean?
Germanic: Spanish pet form of Dagoberto (Dagobert)
“bright day”
Parents should know that in English, dago is an offensive slur for Italians, Spaniards and Portuguese.
- Say it
- DAH-goh
Is Dago a girl's or a boy's name?
Dago is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Dago in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #8,239among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 9about 1 in 190,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 9 boys in the US were named Dago, making it the 8,239th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 12,016th. Its busiest year was 2006, with 13 boys. It first appears in the records in 2000.
Half of all the boys named Dago in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Dago in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #8,239 |
| 2024 | 8 | #8,982 |
| 2023 | 8 | #8,916 |
| 2022 | 9 | #8,293 |
| 2021 | 8 | #8,820 |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 8 | #8,813 |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 8 | #8,811 |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 9 | #8,124 |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,650 |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,361 |
| 2006 | 13 | #6,090 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,137 |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,574 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,332 |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
Names like Dago
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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