Girls' name · since 1961
Daffney
202 babies named Daffney in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #19,695 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 202
- born since 1961
- 1970s
- peak decade
202 girls have been named Daffney since 1961, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Daffney recorded 202 times among girls since 1961, 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 1961 to 2007.
- #19,695 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 202 born since 1961
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Daffney ranks #19,695 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 202 born since 1961, peaking in the 1970s.
- #19,695 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 202
- born since 1961
- 1970s
- peak decade
Daffney's 202 recorded births place it above 72.7% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Daffney's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Daffney's SSA record in two at 1976 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1961, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1975 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Daffney popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2007
- Peak year (1975)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Daffney by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (98 births, 49% of the file).
1970s was Daffney's strongest decade.
98 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Daffney births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
48 births
- 1970s
1970s
98 births
- 1980s
1980s
45 births
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 98 births (49% of all-time use).
Daffney by state
Where Daffney concentrates geographically, total births since 1961
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 5 | 2.5% |
5 of 202 births nationwide.
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What to do with Daffney's data
- Daffney's decade-level peak was the 1970s (98 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Daffneys (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Daffney: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1975)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1961–2007 (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 Daffney 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.