Unisex name · since 1947
Dabney
Since 1947, U.S. Social Security records show 391 babies named Dabney, peaking in 1973. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,695 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 391
- born since 1947
- 1970s
- peak decade
Dabney is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 391 have been recorded since 1947.
Social Security Administration records show Dabney recorded 391 times among girls since 1947, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1947 to 2023.
- #13,695 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 391 born since 1947
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dabney ranks #13,695 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 391 born since 1947, peaking in the 1970s.
- #13,695 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 391
- born since 1947
- 1970s
- peak decade
Dabney's 391 recorded births place it above 81.04% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Dabney's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dabney splits its recorded history at 1982: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1947 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1973 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dabney popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–2023
- Peak year (1973)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 77 years of records
Dabney popularity over time - boys
232 total births recorded since 1897 (Dabney as boys' name)
Dabney by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (80 births, 20% of the file).
1970s was Dabney's strongest decade.
80 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Dabney births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 22
1940s
22 births
- 1950s
1950s
46 births
- 1960s
1960s
38 births
- 1970s
1970s
80 births
- 1980s
1980s
63 births
- 1990s
1990s
56 births
- 2000s
2000s
32 births
- 2010s
2010s
49 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 80 births (20% of all-time use).
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What to do with Dabney's data
- Dabney's decade-level peak was the 1970s (80 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Dabney: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1973)
Similar record span (~76 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1947–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Dabney draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.