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Dagmar

A name of Old Norse origin.

OriginOld Norse
PronunciationGerman /ˈdak.maʁ/; Czech /ˈdaɡ.mar/
Usage languagesCzech, Danish, Dutch, German, Icelandic, Norwegian, Slovak, Swedish
US rank (2019)#15,539

Meaning and history

Dagmar comes from the Old Norse name Dagmær, formed from dagr “day” and mær “maid.” It was adopted by the popular Bohemian wife of the Danish king Valdemar II when they married in 1205; her birth name was Markéta.

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
20002000: no US SSA record for this spelling
2001: no US SSA record for this spelling
2002: no US SSA record for this spelling
2003: no US SSA record for this spelling
2004: no US SSA record for this spelling
20052005: no US SSA record for this spelling
2006: no US SSA record for this spelling
2007: 6 births, rank #15,491
2008: no US SSA record for this spelling
2009: no US SSA record for this spelling
20102010: 7 births, rank #13,448
2011: no US SSA record for this spelling
2012: no US SSA record for this spelling
2013: no US SSA record for this spelling
2014: no US SSA record for this spelling
20152015: 5 births, rank #16,419
2016: no US SSA record for this spelling
2017: no US SSA record for this spelling
2018: no US SSA record for this spelling
20192019: 5 births, rank #15,539

Dagmar moved from #855 to #993 for girls between 1911 and 1915. That year also produced its highest recorded birth count, at 45.