Dabney
Feminine
Dabney is given to both — 391 girls and 232 boys since 1880. See other names given to both
Dabney entered the US charts in 1947, peaked at #3593 in 1948, is rarely given in 2025 — given to only a few children a year.
How old is the name Dabney?
Dabney first appears in US birth records in 1947 — 78 years ago. The typical Dabney alive today was born around 1981, making them about 44 years old. About 400 people named Dabney are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Dabney most popular?
Dabney peaked in 1948, reaching #3593 nationally. See the whole 1948 chart.
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What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1947
- Most girls named
- 197315 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #3593reached in 1948
- Change vs 2019
- 0.0%5 in 2023, from 5
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Dabneys among us
people named Dabney are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
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Fashion outlook
Dabney sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
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Frequently asked
- How many Dabneys are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 400 people named Dabney are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Dabney in 2025?
- Dabney is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Dabney with classmates?
- Dabney will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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