Daphne

#178 for girls in 2025, 1,740 births · Last seen for boys in 1962 at #3,305
Given to girls >99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
2025 · 1,740 births
Debut · girls
6 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
44,182
since 1886

Daphne over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Daphne has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201954girlsat peak
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1781,740
2024#1931,568
2023#2411,266
2022#2811,132
2021#2881,103
2020#414753
2019#435734
2018#384808
2017#385812
2016#407819
2015#378864
2014#355919
2013#396777
2012#421744
2011#451673
2010#489618
2009#477649
2008#539571
2007#584512
2006#611478
2005#554520
2004#589478
2003#594460
2002#569465
2001#466597
2000#633396
1999#696324
1998#757284
1997#843244
1996#831241
1995#863225
1994#742280
1993#913210
1992#892220
1991#883223
1990#765268
1989#843222
1988#692277
1987#754238
1986#726245
1985#657276
1984#630281
1983#585305
1982#606296
1981#646273
1980#637286
1979#601300
1978#571301
1977#528347
1976#443440
1975#479383
1974#402503
1973#382536
1972#383556
1971#335778
1970#360683
1969#360641
1968#350640
1967#364605
1966#365617
1965#356641
1964#344766
1963#306927
1962#2661,131#3,3057
1961#371670
1960#573295
1959#545318
1958#478393
1957#541314
1956#582261
1955#577250
1954#554259
1953#540257
1952#520264
1951#578221
1950#513252
1949#579205
1948#645166
1947#627179
1946#681136
1945#731104
1944#705113
1943#762103
1942#725106
1941#669111
1940#70298
1939#93956
1938#1,00750
1937#70494
1936#75779
1935#80571
1934#79471
1933#70385
1932#73185
1931#76876
1930#69997
1929#73191
1928#673107
1927#72399
1926#708105
1925#677120
1924#695114
1923#705107
1922#706106
1921#717104
1920#711104
1919#77882
1918#74791
1917#83068
1916#84864
1915#81165
1914#97237
1913#1,02028
1912#96028
1911#1,03118
1910#1,06917
1909#81325
1908#88220
1907#1,03714
1906#79321
1905#1,23810
1904#1,05012
1903#93114
1902#87216
1901#91813
1900#91717
1899#93512
1898#92014
1897#73518
1896#84315
1895#93212
1894#78215
1893#95510
1892#86112
1891#1,0068
1890#69315
1889#9029
1888#1,2765
1887#1,0366
1886#9936
1885
1884
1883
1882
1881
1880
First appearance
1886

The first year at least five girls were named Daphne! It came in at #993, and was given to 6 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1886–1888, when fewer than 7 girls a year got the name.

Where Daphne is popular in 1954

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Daphne, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Daphne, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Daphne, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Daphne, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Daphne, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Daphne, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Daphne, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Daphne, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Daphne, so not publishedMNIllinois: #618 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 9,968 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Daphne, so not publishedWIMichigan: #722 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 14,610 girlsMINew York: #437 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 5,013 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Daphne, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Daphne, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Daphne, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Daphne, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Daphne, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Daphne, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Daphne, so not publishedIAIndiana: #500 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 6,975 girlsINOhio: #764 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 16,995 girlsOHPennsylvania: #732 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 16,146 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Daphne, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Daphne, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #647 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 8,968 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Daphne, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Daphne, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Daphne, so not publishedNEMissouri: #577 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 8,682 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Daphne, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Daphne, so not publishedWVVirginia: #308 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,547 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Daphne, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Daphne, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Daphne, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Daphne, so not publishedNMKansas: #419 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,394 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Daphne, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Daphne, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #342 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 3,038 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #413 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,201 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #235 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,469 girlsDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Daphne, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #444 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,235 girlsLAMississippi: #498 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,640 girlsMSAlabama: #461 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,245 girlsALGeorgia: #437 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,593 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Daphne, so not publishedHITexas: #553 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 5,601 girlsTXFlorida: #327 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,510 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. District of Columbia#235 · 1 in 1,469
  2. Virginia#308 · 1 in 2,547
  3. Florida#327 · 1 in 2,510
  4. North Carolina#342 · 1 in 3,038
  5. South Carolina#413 · 1 in 4,201

Best ever in a state: #48 in District of Columbia, 2024.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#23591 in 1,469
Virginia#308161 in 2,547
Florida#327151 in 2,510
North Carolina#342171 in 3,038
South Carolina#41371 in 4,201
Kansas#41951 in 4,394
Georgia#437101 in 4,593
New York#437321 in 5,013
Louisiana#44491 in 4,235
Alabama#46171 in 5,245
Mississippi#49851 in 5,640
Indiana#50071 in 6,975
Texas#553201 in 5,601
Missouri#57751 in 8,682
Illinois#618101 in 9,968
California#647161 in 8,968
Michigan#72261 in 14,610
Pennsylvania#73271 in 16,146
Ohio#76461 in 16,995
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Hawaii
Idaho
Iowa
Kentucky
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Oregon
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Tennessee
Utah
Vermont
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Daphne
Momentum · girls
Rising
  • 15 spots since 2024 (#193#178)
  • 236 spots since 2020 (#414#178)
  • 200 spots since 2015 (#378#178)
  • Biggest jump: 445 spots in 1906 (#1,238#793)
  • Biggest drop: 313 spots in 1891 (#693#1,006)
Rise & fade · girls
139 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1886
  • Peaked 2025 at #178 (1,740 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 130 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 130 yrs · run 1939–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 924
  • Highest: 1 in 924 girls born in 2025 were named Daphne (0.11%)
Era · girls
The 2010s
  • 17.6% of all girls named Daphne (7,768) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s26#902 (1889)#1,052
1890s131#693 (1890)#866
1900s162#793 (1906)#945
1910s498#747 (1918)#907
1920s1,057#673 (1928)#705
1930s764#699 (1930)#791
1940s1,321#579 (1949)#683
1950s2,789#478 (1958)#543
1960s6,933#266 (1962)#366
1970s4,827#335 (1971)#448
1980s2,699#585 (1983)#678
1990s2,519#696 (1999)#819
2000s5,126#466 (2001)#562
2010s7,768#355 (2014)#410
2020s7,562#178 (2025)#266

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Daphne in 1954

girls
#554
259 births · 1 in 7,498 girls

Top girls' names in 1954

  1. #1Mary68,019
  2. #2Linda55,371
  3. #3Deborah54,674
  4. #4Patricia49,149
  5. #5Susan47,162
  6. #6Debra45,896
  7. #7Barbara36,368
  8. #8Karen32,456
  9. #9Nancy30,270
  10. #10Cynthia27,615
  11. #554Daphne259
More about 1954

girls

1,941,915 girls got a published name in 1954; 1 in 7,498 of them was named Daphne, which outranked 91.6% of the 6,625 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Daphne
  1. #549Cherry261
  2. #549Clare261
  3. #553Marilynn260
  4. #554Daphne259
  5. #554Elisabeth259
  6. #554Tara259
  7. #557Beverley253
  8. #557Clarice253
  9. #557Sadie253

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1953
Risers
  1. 1,699Sherree#2,699#1,000
  2. 1,434Sabrina#2,236#802
  3. 932Valinda#1,738#806
  4. 748Sheree#1,071#323
  5. 421Sherie#1,248#827
Fallers
  1. 396Enola#948#1,344
  2. 311Ila#782#1,093
  3. 302Nancie#816#1,118
  4. 282Arline#904#1,186
  5. 269Candyce#944#1,213

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1954