Girls' name · since 1972
Dafney
Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 90 babies named Dafney, peaking in 2001. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #28,272 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 90
- born since 1972
- 2000s
- peak decade
90 girls have been named Dafney since 1972, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Dafney has 90 recorded births among girls since 1972, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2016.
- #28,272 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 90 born since 1972
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dafney ranks #28,272 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 90 born since 1972, peaking in the 2000s.
- #28,272 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 90
- born since 1972
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dafney's 90 recorded births place it above 60.77% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Dafney's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dafney's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1978, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2001 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dafney popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2016
- Peak year (2001)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Dafney by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (49 births, 54% of the file).
2000s was Dafney's strongest decade.
49 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Dafney births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
25 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
49 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 49 births (54% of all-time use).
Dafney by state
Where Dafney concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 6.7% |
6 of 90 births nationwide.
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What to do with Dafney's data
- Dafney's decade-level peak was the 2000s (49 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Dafneys (6 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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Related Names
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Two nationwide peer axes for Dafney: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1972–2016 (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 Dafney 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.