How popular is the name Defne?

659 US babies were named Defne between 1940 and 2025. The name peaked in 2017.

What careers are people named Defne over-represented in?

Among notable women who are actors, Defnes show up 1.5× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is. This is a pattern among people who already have the name, not a prediction.

Name meaning & stats

Defne

Defne. 659 US babies since 1940, peak 2017. Notable Defnes are 1.5× over-represented as actors.

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What it means

No agreed meaning on record

In US birth records

Peak year: 2017

659 US babies were named Defne between 1940 and 2025.

Defne around the world

Belgium: 367 babies since 1995, peak 2016, No. 416 in 2025
France: 680 babies since 1900, peak 2016, No. 749 in 2025
England & Wales: 257 babies since 1996, peak 2024, No. 1,229 in 2025
Sweden: 85 babies since 1998, peak 2019, No. 1,280 in 2022

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Where Defnes end up

Career	vs expected	Confidence
Actor	1.5×	Low · 5 people
TV presenter	1.3×	Low · 2 people
Writer	1.0×	Low · 1 people
Singer	1.0×	Low · 1 people

Among notable women who are actors, Defnes show up 1.5× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.

Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.

Other spellings

1 in 31 Devyns spell it Defne

Devyn 79%
Devonne 8%
Devynn 6%
Defne 3%
Devyne 1%
Devinne 1%
Devanee 1%
Devann 1%
Devynne 1%

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 2017)