Dagoberto
A masculine given name of German origin meaning "bright or day-bright".
Name Census estimates that about 1,623 living Americans carry the first name Dagoberto. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Dagoberto today is around 36 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Dagoberto births was 1993 (49 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Dagoberto. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
1.6K
~ 1 in 211,186 Americans
Peak year
1993
49 babies that year
Average age
36
years old
2024 SSA rank
#9,142
Tracked since 1950
Popularity
Dagoberto: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Dagoberto from the 1950s through to the 2020s, spanning 8 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 409 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Dagoberto by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Dagoberto during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Dagobertos live
The SSA's state-level files cover 6 states and territories. Texas, California, New York recorded the most babies named Dagoberto, while Illinois, Florida, Arizona recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 174 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Dagoberto
The name Dagoberto has its origins in the Germanic language, derived from the elements "dag" meaning "day" and "berht" meaning "bright" or "shining." This suggests that the name likely originated among ancient Germanic tribes, such as the Franks or Visigoths, sometime during the early medieval period.
The earliest recorded use of the name Dagoberto can be traced back to the 6th century, when it was borne by Dagoberto I, a Frankish king who ruled from 629 to 639 AD. This suggests that the name was already in use among the Franks during the Merovingian dynasty.
Another notable historical figure with the name Dagoberto was Dagoberto II, also a Frankish king, who ruled from 676 to 679 AD. His reign was marked by conflicts with the nobility and the growing power of the mayors of the palace.
In the 8th century, Dagoberto III, a member of the Merovingian dynasty, briefly held the title of king of the Franks from 711 to 715 AD. However, his reign was largely symbolic, as the real power was held by the mayors of the palace, who would eventually establish the Carolingian dynasty.
Another notable figure with the name Dagoberto was Dagoberto IV, also known as Chilperic II, who was a Frankish king who ruled from 715 to 721 AD. His reign was marked by conflicts with the Carolingian mayor of the palace, Charles Martel.
In later centuries, the name Dagoberto remained in use, though less prominently. One example is Dagoberto Godoy (1768-1851), a Chilean military officer and politician who served as the country's first Vice President from 1831 to 1841.
While the name Dagoberto has Germanic roots, it has also been adopted and used in various other cultures and languages, particularly in the Romance language-speaking regions of Europe and Latin America, where it has undergone slight variations in spelling and pronunciation.
People
Dagoberto + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Dagoberto as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with D
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Dagoberto: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dagoberto?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,623 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Dagoberto going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 211,186 US residents.
Is Dagoberto a common name?
We classify Dagoberto as "Rare". It ranks above 92.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,724 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Dagoberto most popular?
The single biggest year for Dagoberto was 1993, when 49 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Dagoberto is about 36 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Dagoberto a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Dagoberto in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.