UK boy's name
Dafydd
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2024. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Dafydd is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Dafydd popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #2671, with 8 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 1999, with 108 births.
This profile covers 1,356 England and Wales registrations across 28 recorded years from 1996 to 2024. 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 7% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 1,343 living people in the UK are called Dafydd. 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 2025 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Dafydd ranked #2671 for boys in England and Wales in 2024, with 8 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 1999, when 108 boys were registered as Dafydd.
- • About 1,343 living people in the UK are estimated to have Dafydd as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#2671
2024
Births in 2024
8
Latest year
Peak year
1999
108 births
Estimated living
1,343
2026
Popularity
Dafydd over time
The chart below shows babies named Dafydd registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2024. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Dafydd, the clearest high point is 1999. The latest England and Wales figure is 8 births in 2024, compared with 108 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Dafydd by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Dafydd 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #1952 | 62 | 5 |
| 2010s | #1244 | 229 | 10 |
| 2000s | #453 | 682 | 9 |
| 1990s | #280 | 383 | 4 |
Notable bearers
Famous people named Dafydd
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Dafydd Jenkins
rugby union player
Welsh rugby union player
2002-
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Dafydd Jones
association football player
Welsh footballer (born 1998)
1998-
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Dafydd Lockyer
rugby union player
Welsh rugby union player
1985-
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Dafydd Jones
rugby union player
Welsh rugby union footballer
1979-
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Dafydd James
rugby union player
Welsh rugby union player
1975-
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Dafydd Ieuan
drummer
Welsh drummer
1969-
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Dafydd Ifans
writer
British writer
1949-
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Dafydd Wigley
politician
Welsh politician; former MP, Assembly Member and leader of Plaid Cymru (born 1943)
1943-
Related
Names similar to Dafydd
- 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
Dafydd: questions and answers
How popular is the name Dafydd in the UK right now?
In 2024, Dafydd was ranked #2671 for boys in England and Wales, with 8 births registered.
When was Dafydd most popular?
The peak year on record was 1999, with 108 babies registered as Dafydd in England and Wales.
How many people are called Dafydd in the UK?
A total of 1,356 babies have been registered as Dafydd across the 28 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.