girl's name

Dymphna

DIMF-nuh (English)

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 7
  • Births on record 178

Dymphna is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2020 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

  • Peaked in 1961, when 11 babies were given the name.
  • It is a recent arrival in the birth records.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1959.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Dymphna Over Time

Births per decade in the United States, 1950s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, which so far covers 2020 to 2025.

64
'50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Dymphna by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1950s 6
1960s 64
1970s 23
1980s 0
1990s 0
2000s 0
2010s 0
2020s (to 2025) 5

How Popular Is Dymphna?

In 2020, Dymphna was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

Where Dymphna Is Used

Ireland #580 3 in 1986
United States #16,503 5 in 2020

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names That Peaked Alongside Dymphna

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents Who Like Dymphna Also Like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Dymphna over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

How to Say Dymphna

  • English DIMF-nuh

Sibling Names for Dymphna

Names from the same era that do not rhyme or share an initial with Dymphna — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common Questions About Dymphna

How popular is the name Dymphna?

In 2020, Dymphna was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

Is Dymphna a girl's or a boy's name?

Dymphna is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Dymphna?

Dymphna has 2 syllables.

When was Dymphna most popular?

Dymphna peaked in 1961, when 11 babies were given the name. It is a recent arrival in the birth records.