Is Defne a boy or girl name?

Defne is a girl’s name. Of the 659 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Defne

Recorded 1993–2025 · United States

Defne was most popular in 2017, when 51 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,493 that year. In 2025 it ranked #7,425, with 33 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 659 people named Defne.

Defne over time

Births per year. The dot marks Defne’s peak in 2017. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Defne a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Defne is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 659 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Defne

Where Defne is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

California 5.0×

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