Dartagnan
Dartagnan is a boy's name of French origin.
Meaning
From Artagnan (a village in Gascony, France).
Origin and history
Dartagnan is a masculine name derived from d'Artagnan, meaning 'from Artagnan', a village in southwestern France. It gained international fame as the hero of Alexandre Dumas's classic 1844 novel 'The Three Musketeers'. In the United States, it remains a rare and distinctive literary choice.
Popularity in the United States
1,119 babies in the United States have been named Dartagnan since 1880. It ranks #3573 all-time. Among babies born since 2020 it ranks #1835.
States where it is most popular
- CA (69.4 %)
- TX (15.3 %)
- IL (10.8 %)
- FL (4.5 %)
Trends by decade
| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880-1890 | 0 |
| 1890-1900 | 0 |
| 1900-1910 | 0 |
| 1910-1920 | 0 |
| 1920-1930 | 0 |
| 1930-1940 | 0 |
| 1940-1950 | 0 |
| 1950-1960 | 0 |
| 1960-1970 | 21 |
| 1970-1980 | 116 |
| 1980-1990 | 72 |
| 1990-2000 | 213 |
| 2000-2010 | 364 |
| 2010-2019 | 241 |
| 2020-2029 | 92 |
Nicknames
Dart, Tag
Fun facts
- The name was immortalized by Alexandre Dumas in his 1844 novel The Three Musketeers.
- The character was based on Charles de Batz de Castelmore, Sieur d'Artagnan, a real 17th-century French Musketeer.