Recorded 1965–2012 Girls' name Peak 2012 79 births

Dafna — girls' name

79 babies named Dafna in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s101970s171980s161990s52000s222010s9
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.

What the Data Says About Dafna

The Social Security Administration has registered 79 babies named Dafna between 1965 and 2012, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dafna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dafna performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 22 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Dafna shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dafna 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 79 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.

Dafna at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

79

Since 1965

48 years of records

Peak year

2012

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1965

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2012

Dafna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1965

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (2012)
9
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
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Dafna by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
22 births that decade — 28% of Dafna's all-time total
1960s101970s171980s161990s52000s222010s9

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dafna?
79 babies have been named Dafna since 1965. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 2012 with 9 births.
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.

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, 1965–2012 (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.