Total births
72
Girls' name · since 2002
Dafny
Dafny has 72 recorded births since 2002 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14370
- among girls today
- 72
- born since 2002
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 19%
- more common than other girls
72 babies have been named Dafny since 2002, making it today's #14370 girls' name.
Dafny has 72 recorded births among girls since 2002, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #14370 as of the latest data, more common than 19% of girls, 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 2002 to 2024.
- #14370 among girls today
- 72 born since 2002
- 2000s peak decade
- 19% more common than other girls
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Dafny is currently the #14370 girls' name in America, more common than 19% of girls - 72 born since 2002, peaking in the 2000s.
- #14370
- among girls today
- 72
- born since 2002
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 19%
- more common than other girls
Dafny vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#14370
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 19% of names given to girls today.
2000s
Peak decade
60% of everyone ever named Dafny was born in this single decade.
2006
Single peak year
12 babies were named Dafny in 2006 - its busiest year on record.
How Dafny compares
72 19th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Dafny's all-time total is 81% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dafny | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 72 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 48 | 19,840 |
Dafny's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dafny's full recorded timeline at 2009, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2002, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dafny at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2006
Current rank
#14,370
Active since
2002
Dafny popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2024
- Peak year (2006)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Dafny by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Dafny's strongest decade.
43 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Dafny births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
43 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
- 2020s
2020s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 43 births (60% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Dafny? ▼
Dafny has been given to 72 babies in the U.S. since 2002, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #14370 as of the latest data. 12 babies were born in 2006, its single highest year.
When was Dafny most popular? ▼
Dafny was most popular in the 2000s decade with 43 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Dafny been used? ▼
Dafny has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 23 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Dafny? ▼
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 Dafny's data
- Dafny's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (43 total births) through the 2020s (18) -- 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 Dafny
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Dafney Girl
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Dafna 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, 2002–2024 (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. "Dafny: #14370 Girls' Name - 72 Births, Peak 2006." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/dafny. 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 Dafny 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.