Meaning of the nameDafiny
- Female
- Da-fi-ny
Dafiny is a spelling of the name Dafini.
Meaning
The meaning of Dafiny is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 2,045
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,035
- Median age
- 10 years
- 2010 Census
- 525
- people
Dafiny in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Dafiny, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (1,197 people).
2,029 women 0 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Dafiny is most common
States with the highest share of people named Dafiny in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Amazonas 0.003%
- Pernambuco 0.002%
- Pará 0.002%
- Bahia 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 272 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 218 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 172 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 169 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 121 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 116 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 105 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 100 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 89 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 88 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 67 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 60 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 60 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 53 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 50 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 44 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 43 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 37 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 35 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 35 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 22 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 19 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 18 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 17 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Dafiny
It ends in y in place of i, and is the second spelling in the group by number of records.
About the name Dafini
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Dafini and Dafiny among the graphic variants of Dafne, a name that Wiktionary gives as a borrowing from Latin Daphnē, from Greek Δάφνη, from δάφνη, 'laurel'. The origin of the spellings Dafini and Dafiny themselves is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,372 people named Dafini, with a median age of 11. Both spellings are recorded almost always among women, mostly those born after 2000.
Other spellings of Dafini
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Dafini | 2,372 |
| Dafiny | 2,045 |
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Dafne · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Wiktionary: Dafne · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- IBGE, 2022 Census: Nomes no Brasil · censo2022.ibge.gov.br · usage
- IBGE, 2022 Census: Nomes no Brasil · censo2022.ibge.gov.br · usage
Questions about the name Dafiny
What does the name Dafiny mean?
The meaning of Dafiny is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Dafiny in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,045 people with the first name Dafiny, which ranks it number 5,035 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Dafiny a boy's or a girl's name?
Dafiny is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,029 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Dafiny most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.003% of the state's population is named Dafiny (100 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Dafiny?
Dafini. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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