Defne
Girl · DEF-neh · Greek
Defne is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “laurel”. In 2025 it ranked 1,280th for girls in the UK (26 babies) and 4,264th for girls in the US (33 babies).
What does Defne mean?
Greek: Turkish form of Daphne
“laurel”
The Turkish form of Daphne, the Greek word for laurel.
- Say it
- DEF-neh
Is Defne a girl's or a boy's name?
Defne is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 26 girls in the UK and 33 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Defne in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,280among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 26about 1 in 11,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 49% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 26 girls in the UK were named Defne, making it the 1,280th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,647th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 28 girls.
Half of all the girls named Defne in the UK since 1996 were born between 2015 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,229th in England and Wales.
Defne in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26 | #1,280 |
| 2024 | 28 | #1,248 |
| 2023 | 22 | #1,497 |
| 2022 | 19 | #1,667 |
| 2021 | 11 | #2,478 |
| 2020 | 19 | #1,647 |
| 2019 | 16 | #1,871 |
| 2018 | 16 | #1,904 |
| 2017 | 16 | #1,913 |
| 2016 | 20 | #1,653 |
| 2015 | 8 | #3,114 |
| 2014 | 5 | #4,187 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,719 |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,887 |
| 2011 | 5 | #4,244 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 11 | #2,298 |
| 2008 | 6 | #3,589 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,940 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 5 | #3,233 |
How popular is Defne in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,264among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 33about 1 in 49,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadymuch the same
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 33 girls in the US were named Defne, making it the 4,264th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,878th. Its busiest year was 2017, with 51 girls. It first appears in the records in 1993.
Half of all the girls named Defne in the US since 1880 were born between 2009 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Defne in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33 | #4,264 |
| 2024 | 33 | #4,293 |
| 2023 | 30 | #4,562 |
| 2022 | 21 | #5,790 |
| 2021 | 22 | #5,569 |
| 2020 | 26 | #4,878 |
| 2019 | 31 | #4,436 |
| 2018 | 39 | #3,788 |
| 2017 | 51 | #3,145 |
| 2016 | 48 | #3,326 |
| 2015 | 28 | #4,852 |
| 2014 | 26 | #5,161 |
| 2013 | 19 | #6,459 |
| 2012 | 28 | #4,955 |
| 2011 | 25 | #5,356 |
| 2010 | 21 | #6,180 |
| 2009 | 22 | #6,088 |
| 2008 | 15 | #8,105 |
| 2007 | 17 | #7,390 |
| 2006 | 22 | #5,904 |
| 2005 | 17 | #6,815 |
| 2004 | 19 | #6,211 |
| 2003 | 9 | #10,420 |
| 2002 | 12 | #8,274 |
| 2001 | 8 | #11,013 |
| 2000 | 11 | #8,527 |
| 1999 | 6 | #12,681 |
| 1998 | 10 | #8,579 |
| 1997 | 5 | #13,719 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 5 | #13,435 |
Names like Defne
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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