Dafna
Dafna, is a feminine given name. Notable people with the given name include:Dafna Bar-Sagi an Israeli-American cell biologist and cancer researcher Dafna Dekel, Israeli singer and actress Dafna D.
- Hebrew
Meaning & Origin of Dafna
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Dafna, is a feminine given name. Notable people with the given name include:Dafna Bar-Sagi an Israeli-American cell biologist and cancer researcher Dafna Dekel, Israeli singer and actress Dafna D.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hebrew
The Story of Dafna
The earliest SSA record of Dafna as a baby girl name dates back to 1965, when 5 babies received it. 2012 was its biggest year on record, with 9 newborns named Dafna — #11,255 in the national rankings. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 28% of all recorded Dafnas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2012 (9 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 79 Dafnas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Dafna
Dafna is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1965 and has accumulated 79 births in the dataset. Dafna's peak popularity came in 2012 when it ranked #11,255. Use the chart and map above to compare Dafna's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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