How Many People Are Named Dafne?
An estimated 3,246 people in the United States have the first name Dafne. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 14 years old, and Dafne peaked in popularity in 2024 with 307 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Dafne as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Dafne paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Dafne is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 14, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
3,246
About 1 in 105,593 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2024
307 births
Total Registered
3,284
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Dafne
Dafne is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,284 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Dafne as a female name
Ranked #876 in 2024
307 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (307 births)
Dafne: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Dafne span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 1,201 babies were registered. While Dafne is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Dafne by Decade
How has Dafne tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Dafne by State
Birth registrations for Dafne span all 21 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, New York. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, Oregon, Massachusetts. On average, about 109 Dafnes were registered per state.
Dafne + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Dafne as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Dafne: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dafne?
We estimate approximately 3,246 people named Dafne are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 105,593 Americans share this first name.
Is Dafne a common name?
Dafne is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,284 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Dafne most popular?
Dafne reached peak popularity in 2024, when 307 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Dafne is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Dafne a female name?
Dafne is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Dafne Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Dafne Smith, Dafne Johnson, Dafne Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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