Defne
Defne is a common feminine Turkish given name. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Defne
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Defne is a common feminine Turkish given name. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Defne
Defne first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1993, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2017, when 51 Defnes were born — ranking #3,143 that year. As of 2026, Defne ranks #4,264 for baby girls with 33 births, gradually falling (-12%). In total, more than 691 Defnes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Defne
Defne is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1993 and has accumulated 691 births in the dataset. Defne's peak popularity came in 2017 when it ranked #3,143. Use the chart and map above to compare Defne'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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