Dabney
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About Dabney
Dapper-sounding choice with old American roots (Dabney Cosby was a 19th century Virginian architect who worked with Thomas Jefferson on some of that state's most iconic buildings). Dabney Montgomery was Martin Luther King Jr's bodyguard, giving this name yet more American history depth. Dab is a sweet nickname option for this name.
Dabney for girls
A unisex surname familiarized by male actor Dabney Coleman, but with potential to carry over to the girl's side as well. Dabney feels in line with the Irish Darcy and Darby.
Pronounced DAB-nee.
As of October 2026, Dabney ranked #11276 in US births in 2009 SSA, peaked at #967 in 1897.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
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Dabney on lists
Famous Dabneys
- Dabney Wharton ColemanBoy
American actor
- Dabney CarrBoy
best friend and brother,in,law of US Founding Father Thomas Jefferson
- Dabney CarrBoy
American jurist; son of the above
- Dabney Herndon MauryBoy
US Confederate Civil War general
- Dabney dos SantosBoy
Dutch footballer
- (Patricia) Dabney Langhorne FriedrichBoy
female US federal judge
Dabney in pop culture
- Dabney DonovanBoy
villain in DC Comics
- Dabney BirdsongBoy
character in "The Romantic Comedians" (1926) by Ellen Glasgow
- Humperdink Dabney "Grandpa" DuckBoy
character in Disney's Donald Duck comics
- Dabney FairchildBoy
a fresh and beautiful 17,year,old girl in Eudora Welty's "Delta Wedding" (1946)
- Mrs. DabneyBoy
character on TV's "Good Luck Charlie"