Dago comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning "Lucky one" | Formal: "Fortunate individual".
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How popular is Dago?
2006peak year
Today, Dago is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #9841), with only about 7 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2006, 13 babies were given the name (ranked #6170 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2000s. Dago's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 160 babies have been registered as Dago since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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