Dagon
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- DAY-gon
Dagon is a boys' name. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Dagon mean?
Ancient Semitic god's name, probably from dagan 'grain'
Dagon was the god of the Philistines whose statue fell before the Ark in 1 Samuel 5.
Is Dagon a girl's or a boy's name?
Dagon is a boys' name.
How popular is Dagon in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 22 boys. It first appears in the records in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Dagon in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Dagon in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 11 | #7,256 |
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 8 | #8,775 |
| 2013 | 10 | #7,532 |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,267 |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,133 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 22 | #4,392 |
| 2007 | 11 | #7,090 |
| 2006 | 11 | #6,899 |
| 2005 | 17 | #4,819 |
| 2004 | 16 | #5,002 |
| 2003 | 14 | #5,265 |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,385 |
| 2001 | 9 | #6,928 |
| 2000 | 11 | #5,913 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 8 | #6,837 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,008 |
Names like Dagon
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Deacon, Brayden, Declan, Kayden, Aiden, Keegan, Cannon, Finnegan, Finn, Ronan, Deegan, Teagan
Names related to Dagon
Sources
Figures from 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, “Dagon: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/dagon, updated 20 October 2026.