Recorded 1975–1987 Girls' name Peak 1976 41 births

Daffany — girls' name

41 babies named Daffany in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s131980s28
1980s
Peak decade

68% of everyone ever named Daffany was born in this single decade.

1976
Single peak year

7 babies were named Daffany in 1976 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Daffany

The Social Security Administration has registered 41 babies named Daffany between 1975 and 1987, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Daffany currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1987. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Daffany performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 28 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Daffany shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Daffany in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 41 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Daffany at a glance

Last recorded 1987

Total births

41

Since 1975

13 years of records

Peak year

1976

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1987

Active since

1975

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1987

Daffany popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–1975

Last recorded 1987
Peak year (1976)
7
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1987198519831982198119761975 6

Daffany by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
28 births that decade — 68% of Daffany's all-time total
1970s131980s28

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Daffany?
41 babies have been named Daffany since 1975. It was last recorded in 1987. The peak year was 1976 with 7 births.
When was Daffany most popular?
Daffany was most popular in the 1980s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
How long has the name Daffany been used?
Daffany has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 13 years of data through 1987.
What names are similar to Daffany?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dafne, Daffney, Dafina, Dafney, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1975–1987 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.