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
Census
Dagoberto in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 4,532 people with the first name Dagoberto, which placed it at #4,209 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#4,209
National first-name rank
People counted
4.5K
4,532 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
1.5
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
98.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Dagoberto
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Dagoberto is Hispanic at 98.4%. The next largest groups are White (1.3%) and Black (0.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Dagoberto described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Dagoberto at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino98.4% · 4,458
- White1.3% · 59
- Black or African American0.1% · 6
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.1% · 4
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.1% · 3
- Two or more races0.0% · 2
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.
How common was Dagoberto in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 4,532 people with the name Dagoberto, or 1.50 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #4,209 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Dagoberto in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Dagoberto?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Dagoberto appears almost entirely male. Of the 4,532 people counted with this name, 99.8% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Dagoberto?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Dagoberto is Hispanic at 98.4%. The next largest groups are White (1.3%) and Black (0.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Dagoberto most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Dagoberto in the 2020 Census, accounting for 98.4% (4,458 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Dagoberto in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
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.
Is Dagoberto still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Dagoberto in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Dagoberto can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
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.
How many people have the name Dagoberto?
Want to know how many Americans are named Dagoberto? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.