Declining since 2000, #7,679 for boys today.
Popularity of Dartagnan since 1960
Babies named Dartagnan per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 21 |
| 1970s | 116 |
| 1980s | 72 |
| 1990s | 213 |
| 2000s | 364 |
| 2010s | 241 |
| 2020s | 92 |
Meaning & origin
Dartagnan is a rare literary given name that has never achieved wide popularity in the United States. First recorded in 1960, it reached its peak rank of 7,679 in 1999, and its trajectory has been falling since 2000. With only about 1 in 170,808 newborn boys receiving the name in 2025, it remains an uncommon choice for parents seeking a swashbuckling literary reference. The name is directly lifted from Alexandre Dumas's 'The Three Musketeers', where d'Artagnan is the heroic young musketeer. Its usage has remained sporadic, and it has not appeared among the top 1,000 names in any decade. No states recorded significant usage, indicating its rarity is nationwide.
Dartagnan is a modern given name derived from the surname d'Artagnan, which appears in the 1844 novel 'The Three Musketeers' by Alexandre Dumas. The character Charles de Batz de Castelmore d'Artagnan was a historical musketeer, and the name became associated with swashbuckling adventure. It began appearing as a first name in the United States in the 1960s.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Dart, Art, Tagnan
Variants: D'Artagnan, Artagnan
Sibling names for Dartagnan
Names that share Dartagnan's style, for a brother or sister.
