Daphne

girls’ nameAt its peakCompare

Daphne is ranked 192nd among girls in 2024 (1,564 births). Its best rank was 192nd, in 2024.

Rank in 2024: #192up 49 from 2023
Births in 2024: 1,5640.10% of girls
Peak year: 20241,564 births
Best rank: #192in 2024
Since 1886: 42,434people given the name

Babies named Daphne, by year of birthgirls

The story in the numbers

42,434 girls have been named Daphne in the United States since 1886, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2024, with 1,564 births.

It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2024, within the last few years of data.

Half of everyone given the name was born by 1990, and the 2010s alone account for 18%. It has spent 128 of 145 years in the top 1,000.

Rank among girls, year by year

Higher on the chart = more popularrank (gaps = outside the top 1,000)

By decade

Decade	girls named Daphne
1880s	26
1890s	131
1900s	162
1910s	498
1920s	1,057
1930s	764
1940s	1,321
1950s	2,789
1960s	6,933
1970s	4,827
1980s	2,699
1990s	2,519
2000s	5,125
2010s	7,768
2020s	5,815

In 2024, its biggest year

Daphne was the 192nd most given girl’s name that year. The top five girls’ names of 2024 were Olivia, Emma, Amelia, Charlotte and Mia. See all of 2024.

Names that rose and fell with Daphne

Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.

What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.