Girls' name · since 1973
Dafina
Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 133 babies named Dafina, peaking in 1974. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #24,025 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 133
- born since 1973
- 1970s
- peak decade
Dafina sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 133 recorded since 1973.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dafina has been recorded 133 times among girls since 1973, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2020.
- #24,025 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 133 born since 1973
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dafina ranks #24,025 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 133 born since 1973, peaking in the 1970s.
- #24,025 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 133
- born since 1973
- 1970s
- peak decade
Dafina's 133 recorded births place it above 66.72% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Dafina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dafina's SSA record in two at 1993 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1982, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1974 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dafina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2020
- Peak year (1974)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Dafina by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (40 births, 30% of the file).
1970s was Dafina's strongest decade.
40 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Dafina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
40 births
- 1980s
1980s
21 births
- 1990s 15
1990s
15 births
- 2000s
2000s
37 births
- 2010s 15
2010s
15 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 40 births (30% of all-time use).
Dafina by state
Where Dafina concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 28 | 21.1% |
| #2 | California | | 6 | 4.5% |
28 of 133 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Dafina's data
- Dafina's decade-level peak was the 1970s (40 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.
- New York records the most Dafinas (28 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Dafina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1974)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1973–2020 (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 Dafina 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.