Girls' name · since 2005
Dafnee
Dafnee has 39 recorded births since 2005 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #37,802 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 39
- born since 2005
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dafnee sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 39 recorded since 2005.
Social Security Administration records show Dafnee recorded 39 times among girls since 2005, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2005 to 2018.
- #37,802 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 39 born since 2005
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dafnee ranks #37,802 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 39 born since 2005, peaking in the 2000s.
- #37,802 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 39
- born since 2005
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dafnee's 39 recorded births place it above 47.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Dafnee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dafnee splits its recorded history at 2008: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2006 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dafnee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2018
- Peak year (2008)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Dafnee by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (28 births, 72% of the file).
2000s was Dafnee's strongest decade.
28 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 72% of all-time use.
Dafnee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
28 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 28 births (72% of all-time use).
Dafnee by state
Where Dafnee concentrates geographically, total births since 2005
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 12.8% |
5 of 39 births nationwide.
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What to do with Dafnee's data
- Dafnee's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (28 total births) through the 2010s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Dafnees (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Dafnee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~13 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, 2005–2018 (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 Dafnee 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.