Total births
79
Girls' name · since 1965
Dafna
Dafna has 79 recorded births since 1965 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 79
- total births
- 1965–2012
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 28%
- born in that decade
Dafna sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 79 recorded since 1965.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dafna has been recorded 79 times among girls since 1965, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1965 to 2012.
- 79 total births
- 1965–2012 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 28% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
79 girls have been named Dafna since 1965, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2012.
- 79
- total births
- 1965–2012
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 28%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
28% of everyone ever named Dafna was born in this single decade.
2012
Single peak year
9 babies were named Dafna in 2012 - its busiest year on record.
Dafna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dafna's full recorded timeline at 1989, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1965, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dafna at a glance
Last recorded 2012Peak year
2012
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1965
Dafna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–2012
- Peak year (2012)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Dafna by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Dafna's strongest decade.
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Dafna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
10 births
- 1970s
1970s
17 births
- 1980s
1980s
16 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
22 births
- 2010s
2010s
9 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 22 births (28% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Dafna? ▼
Dafna has been given to 79 babies in the U.S. since 1965, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2012. 9 babies were born in 2012, its single highest year.
When was Dafna most popular? ▼
Dafna was most popular in the 2000s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Dafna been used? ▼
Dafna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1965, spanning 48 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Dafna? ▼
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.
What to do with Dafna's data
- Dafna's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (22 total births) through the 2010s (9) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Dafna
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Dafney Girl
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Dafny Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1965–2012 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Dafna: Baby Name Since 1965 - 79 Births, Peak 2012." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/dafna. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Dafna 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 July 2026.