Dymphna comes from the Gaelic / Irish tradition, meaning Young Dear.
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How popular is Dymphna?
1961peak year
The name Dymphna reached its peak in 1961, with 11 registrations (ranked #4080). It had only entered records 2 years earlier, in 1959. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #15758) today, averaging about 5 new babies per year. Across all years on record, approximately 98 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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