Names Like Dagen — Find Similar Baby Names
Dagen is a 5-letter Irish boys' name meaning “Black-Haired.”. This page collects 116 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Dagan and Dalen, Irish cousins like Abban and Abiageal, rhyming names ending in -gen like Eugen and Fagen, and names sharing the “haired” concept like Aldnd and Allred.
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Names Similar in Spelling to Dagen
24 baby names that differ from Dagen by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dagan | 1 | Grain | Hebrew | Male |
| Dalen | 1 | Rhyming Variant Of Waylon - A Historical Blacksmith With Supernatur... | English | Male |
| Daren | 1 | Hausa Of West Africa Name Meaning "Born At Night." | African | Male |
| Dace | 2 | Of The Nobility. | English | Male |
| Dacey | 2 | Of The Nobility. | English | Male |
| Dae | 2 | Indian | Female | |
| Daeg | 2 | Black-Haired. | Irish | Male |
| Daegan | 2 | Black-Haired. | Irish | Male |
| Dael | 2 | Lives In The Valley | English | Female |
| Daena | 2 | From Denmark. Also A Variant Of Daniel. | English | Female |
| Dagian | 2 | Dawn | English | Female |
| Dain | 2 | Variant Of Dane From Denmark. | English | Male |
| Dalan | 2 | Variant Of Dallin Blind. | Irish | Male |
| Dale | 2 | Lives In The Valley | English | Female |
| Dalena | 2 | Small Valley. Abbreviation Of Madeline. | English | Female |
| Dalene | 2 | Small Valley. | English | Female |
| Daley | 2 | Lives In The Valley | English | Male |
| Dallen | 2 | Variant Of Dallin Blind. | Irish | Male |
| Dalon | 2 | Variant Of Dallin Blind. | Irish | Male |
| Dalyn | 2 | Rhyming Variant Of Waylon - A Historical Blacksmith With Supernatur... | English | Male |
| Daman | 2 | Demon | Celtic | Male |
| Damek | 2 | Of The Earth | Czechoslovakian | Male |
| Dameon | 2 | English | Male | |
| Damien | 2 | Untamed | French | Female |
More Irish Names
24 baby names that share Dagen’s Irish origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Abban | Abbot ABRACHAM, BRAM | Male |
| Abiageal | Irish Form Of Abigail (Brings Joy) ADARA, ATHDARA | Female |
| Abracham | Irish Form Of Abraham | Male |
| Adare | From The Ford Of The Oak Tree | Male |
| Addergoole | From Between Two Fords | Male |
| Adeen | Little Fire | Female |
| Aderrig | From The Red Ford | Male |
| Aeary | Scholar | Male |
| Afric | Pleasant | Female |
| Africa | Pleasant | Female |
| Agata | Kind | Female |
| Agate | Kind | Female |
| Aghaderg | From The Red Ford | Male |
| Aghadreena | From The Field Of The Sloe Bushes | Female |
| Aghamora | From The Great Field | Female |
| Aghamore | From The Great Field | Male |
| Aghaveagh | From The Field Of The Old Tree | Female |
| Aghavilla | From The Field Of The Old Tree | Female |
| Aghna | Irish Form Of Agnes | Female |
| Aghy | Friend Of Horses | Male |
| Aguistin | Majestic | Male |
| Ahana | From The Little Ford | Female |
| Ahane | From The Little Ford | Male |
| Aideen | Little Fire | Female |
5-Letter D-Names Like Dagen
24 names that share Dagen's exact length (5 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Dagen's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Dagen
Top 12 boys' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Dagen.
Names That Rhyme with Dagen
9 baby names that share Dagen's last 3 letters — -gen. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eugen | Noble | German | Male |
| Fagen | Ardent | Gaelic | Male |
| Kagen | A Thinker: Fiery. Form Of Hugh. | Irish | Male |
| Logen | Low Meadow. | Scottish | Male |
| Bingen | Conquers | Basque | Male |
| Imogen | An Image. Image Of Her Mother. Blameless/Innocent. | Celtic | Female |
| Jorgen | Farmer | Danish | Male |
| Jurgen | German Form Of George (Farmer) | German | Male |
| Morgen | Morning | German | Female |
Names That Start Like Dagen
11 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Dagen — Dag-. Good for parents who like Dagen's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dagan | Grain | Hebrew | Male |
| Daghda | The good god | Celtic | Female |
| Dagian | Dawn | English | Female |
| Dagmar | Glory Of The Danes | Danish | Female |
| Daganya | Ceremonial Grain | Hebrew | Female |
| Dagomar | Glorious Day | German | Female |
| Dagonet | Arthur's Fool | Arthurian | Male |
| Dagwood | From The Bright One's Forest | English | Male |
| Daganyah | Ceremonial Grain | Hebrew | Female |
| Daguenet | Arthur's Fool | Arthurian | Male |
| Dagoberto | Glorious Day | German | Male |