Girl

Dagny

DAG-nee

Rare & Uncommon ↑ Rising

✦ Meaning

“From Old Norse 'dagr' (day) and 'ny' (new), meaning 'new day'. A Scandinavian name that suggests possibility and fresh beginnings, popularized by Ayn Rand's Dagny Taggart.”

Popularity Over Time

Dagny US popularity rank over timeRank 14975 in 1991 to rank 953 in 1901. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#953#7964#149751900192019401960198020002024

Dagny is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

Old Norse

Syllables

2

Nicknames

Dag

Style

StrongModernLiteraryBold

Famous Bearers

  • Dagny Taggart (Atlas Shrugged)
  • Dagny Carlsson (chef)

Collections

Literary Names → Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Scandinavian Names → Strong Names → Two Syllables →

Similar Names

Dagmar

Old Norse Rare & Uncommon

Dana

Hebrew Rare & Uncommon

Diane

French Rare & Uncommon

Darcy

Irish Beautiful But Not Top 100

Sibling Name Ideas

Soren

Scandinavian Beautiful But Not Top 100

Lars

Latin Rare & Uncommon

Bjorn

Norse Beautiful But Not Top 100

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Cross-Cultural Notes

Strong in Scandinavian contexts; works well in English too

People Also Ask

From Old Norse 'dagr' (day) and 'ny' (new), meaning 'new day'. A Scandinavian name that suggests possibility and fresh beginnings, popularized by Ayn Rand's Dagny Taggart.

Dagny is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. It's trending up as more parents discover it.

Popular nicknames for Dagny include Dag.

Names that pair beautifully with Dagny include Soren, Lars, Bjorn.