Dympna Forename

115,079th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 3,742 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Dympna Forename User-submission:

The name Dympna can be connected to the Irish name Damhnait, but is mostly known for the saint and martyr of St Dympna; the patron saint of the mentally ill and insane.

Dympna Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland
100%
2,0481:2,267327
Northern Ireland
 
86%
7161:2,574385
England
100%
3951:140,7674,718
United States
100%
2441:1,485,80727,393
Philippines
 
99%
901:1,177,88330,564
Nigeria
100%
581:3,061,45452,972
Canada-321:1,035,41820,413
Scotland
100%
281:191,0843,449
Malaysia
 
84%
281:1,087,49837,481
Netherlands
100%
221:768,27615,209
Australia-171:803,39010,545
Germany
100%
161:6,042,36723,110
France-111:6,042,75822,831
Wales
100%
71:442,0445,971
Jersey-51:19,9961,220
Cameroon
100%
41:5,402,62668,032
Mexico
100%
21:62,072,21496,650
Denmark-21:2,824,74921,465
Brazil-21:107,118,077571,487
South Africa
100%
21:27,266,324304,698
Spain-21:23,264,98224,876
Argentina
100%
21:21,386,62229,627
India
100%
11:1,214,877,9714,759,450
Guyana-11:763,26224,238
Cayman Islands-11:61,2992,487
Singapore-11:6,287,05439,645
Sweden
100%
11:9,857,90778,968
Switzerland-11:8,213,49636,387
Trinidad and Tobago-11:1,361,41934,512
Belgium
100%
11:11,490,04143,727
Zimbabwe
100%
11:15,423,817113,731

Dympna Forename Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The name Dympna can be connected to the Irish name Damhnait, but is mostly known for the saint and martyr of St Dympna; the patron saint of the mentally ill and insane.

- Seraphina Bewick

Dympna Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dymphna921,468/
Dympnha921/
Dympnah921/
Dympfna921/
Dymhpna921/
Duymphna866/
Dymphnah862/
Dymphnha861/
Dhymphna861/
Dymnphna861/
Dimpna83942/
Dempna8361/
Dynpna831/
Dympno831/
Dimphna77177/
Demphna7726/
Dimpnah775/
Dymphne774/
Dhempna773/
Dynphna772/
Dymphny772/
Dympnet771/
Duimpna771/
Deimpna771/
Dempfna771/
Dimmpna771/
Dymphno771/
Dyvna737/
Dijmphna712/
Dymphnie711/
Dimpno6716/
Dempno674/
Deyvna672/
Denpna672/
Dempny672/
Dayvna671/
Dinpna671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dympna