Shem Tov Girl's nameOrigin: HebrewIn Israel: falling fast
DafnaIn Hebrew: דפנה · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel
With vowel points: דַּפְנָהRomanization: dafná
Dafna (Hebrew: דפנה) is a girl's name of Hebrew origin. 7,377 people born in Israel between 1949 and 2024 have it today, according to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). In 2024 it was given to 9 girls and ranked #744. Its peak year was 1965, with 234 babies.
- People in Israel
- 7,377
- born 1949–2024
- Babies in 2024
- 9
- rank #744
- Peak year
- 1965
- 234 babies
- USA
- —
- not in the SSA list
Writing and saying Dafna
In Hebrew letters the name is דפנה, read right to left. Dafna is the Latin spelling recorded by our review; families choose their own spelling in passports, so you may also meet other forms. Wiktionary romanizes it as "dafná" (the accent marks the stressed syllable).
Meaning and origin
- a female given name, Dafna, equivalent to English Daphne or Laurel
From Ancient Greek δᾰ́φνη (dắphnē).
Quoted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), unchanged.
Dafna by year in Israel
How many girls out of every 10,000 born each year have the name. For Israel it counts the people born that year who carry the name today (the CBS counts residents by year of birth, not birth registrations).
per 10,000 babies of the same sex
Related Israeli names
Spelling variants and names that look or sound close in Hebrew.
Questions about Dafna
How do you write Dafna in Hebrew?
Dafna is written דפנה in Hebrew (with vowel points: דַּפְנָה). Hebrew is read right to left. A dictionary romanization is "dafná".
How many people in Israel are named Dafna?
7,377 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name דפנה: 7,377 women and 0 men. The count comes from the CBS table of current first names by year of birth; years with fewer than 5 people are not published.
Is Dafna a boy's or a girl's name?
In Israel it is almost always a girl's name: 100.0% of the people named דפנה are women.
What does the name Dafna mean?
English Wiktionary describes it as: "a female given name, Dafna, equivalent to English Daphne or Laurel" Etymology: From Ancient Greek δᾰ́φνη (dắphnē).
Sources
Israel: Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), current first names of people born 1949–2024 by sex, population group and year of birth, processed 2026-09-27. CBS publications.