Girls' name · since 1993
Defne
659 babies named Defne in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,914 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,318 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 659
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
Defne currently ranks #4318 among girls' names in America, with 659 babies recorded since 1993.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Defne has been recorded 659 times among girls since 1993, currently ranked #4318 nationally and more common than 75% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2025.
- #9,914 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,318 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 659 born since 1993
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Defne ranks #9,914 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,318 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 659 born since 1993, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,914 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,318 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 659
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
Defne's 659 recorded births place it above 86.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Defne compares
659 Top 40% higher than 60% of 17,297 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
Defne's all-time total is 75% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Defne | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 659 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 51 | 21 | 19,840 |
Defne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Defne's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 70% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 30%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1993, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2017 peak of 51, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Defne popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 51
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Defne by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (316 births, 48% of the file).
2010s was Defne's strongest decade.
316 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Defne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 26
1990s
26 births
- 2000s
2000s
152 births
- 2010s
2010s
316 births
- 2020s
2020s
165 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 316 births (48% of all-time use).
How Defne compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Defne's total volume
Defne by state
Where Defne concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 71 | 10.8% |
| #2 | New York | | 25 | 3.8% |
| #3 | Texas | | 25 | 3.8% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 14 | 2.1% |
| #5 | Florida | | 6 | 0.9% |
71 of 659 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Defne's data
- Defne's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (316 total births) through the 2020s (165) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Defnes (71 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.
Keep exploring Defne
Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Defne
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Defne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1993–2025 (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 Defne 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.