UK boy's name
Daffydd
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2007. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Daffydd is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Daffydd popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2007 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4333, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2003, with 5 births.
This profile covers 8 England and Wales registrations across 2 recorded years from 2003 to 2007. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 60% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 8 living people in the UK are called Daffydd. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2008 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Daffydd ranked #4333 for boys in England and Wales in 2007, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2003, when 5 boys were registered as Daffydd.
- • About 8 living people in the UK are estimated to have Daffydd as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4333
2007
Births in 2007
3
Latest year
Peak year
2003
5 births
Estimated living
8
2026
Popularity
Daffydd over time
The chart below shows babies named Daffydd registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2003 to 2007. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Daffydd, the clearest high point is 2003. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2007, compared with 5 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Daffydd by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Daffydd was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | #3402 | 8 | 2 |
Related
Names similar to Daffydd
- Daniel 120,900
- Dylan 60,836
- David 37,852
- Dominic 20,480
- Declan 11,657
- Dexter 11,627
- Danny 8,434
- Dean 5,329
- Dillon 4,113
- Douglas 3,773
- Dominik 3,494
- Damian 3,486
FAQ
Daffydd: questions and answers
How popular is the name Daffydd in the UK right now?
In 2007, Daffydd was ranked #4333 for boys in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Daffydd most popular?
The peak year on record was 2003, with 5 babies registered as Daffydd in England and Wales.
How many people are called Daffydd in the UK?
A total of 8 babies have been registered as Daffydd across the 2 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.