Is Dabney a boy or girl name?

Dabney is a unisex name. Of the 623 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 62.8% were girls and 37.2% were boys.

Dabney

Recorded 1897–2023 · United States

Dabney was most popular in 1973, when 21 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,862 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 623 people named Dabney.

Dabney over time

Births per year. The dot marks Dabney’s peak in 1973. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Dabney a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Dabney is a unisex name — 62.8% of the 623 Americans given it were girls and 37.2% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org