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
- Peak · girls
- 2025 · 1,740 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 44,182since 1886
Daphne over time
Rank among girls' names. Daphne has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #178 | 1,740 | — | |
| 2024 | #193 | 1,568 | — | |
| 2023 | #241 | 1,266 | — | |
| 2022 | #281 | 1,132 | — | |
| 2021 | #288 | 1,103 | — | |
| 2020 | #414 | 753 | — | |
| 2019 | #435 | 734 | — | |
| 2018 | #384 | 808 | — | |
| 2017 | #385 | 812 | — | |
| 2016 | #407 | 819 | — | |
| 2015 | #378 | 864 | — | |
| 2014 | #355 | 919 | — | |
| 2013 | #396 | 777 | — | |
| 2012 | #421 | 744 | — | |
| 2011 | #451 | 673 | — | |
| 2010 | #489 | 618 | — | |
| 2009 | #477 | 649 | — | |
| 2008 | #539 | 571 | — | |
| 2007 | #584 | 512 | — | |
| 2006 | #611 | 478 | — | |
| 2005 | #554 | 520 | — | |
| 2004 | #589 | 478 | — | |
| 2003 | #594 | 460 | — | |
| 2002 | #569 | 465 | — | |
| 2001 | #466 | 597 | — | |
| 2000 | #633 | 396 | — | |
| 1999 | #696 | 324 | — | |
| 1998 | #757 | 284 | — | |
| 1997 | #843 | 244 | — | |
| 1996 | #831 | 241 | — | |
| 1995 | #863 | 225 | — | |
| 1994 | #742 | 280 | — | |
| 1993 | #913 | 210 | — | |
| 1992 | #892 | 220 | — | |
| 1991 | #883 | 223 | — | |
| 1990 | #765 | 268 | — | |
| 1989 | #843 | 222 | — | |
| 1988 | #692 | 277 | — | |
| 1987 | #754 | 238 | — | |
| 1986 | #726 | 245 | — | |
| 1985 | #657 | 276 | — | |
| 1984 | #630 | 281 | — | |
| 1983 | #585 | 305 | — | |
| 1982 | #606 | 296 | — | |
| 1981 | #646 | 273 | — | |
| 1980 | #637 | 286 | — | |
| 1979 | #601 | 300 | — | |
| 1978 | #571 | 301 | — | |
| 1977 | #528 | 347 | — | |
| 1976 | #443 | 440 | — | |
| 1975 | #479 | 383 | — | |
| 1974 | #402 | 503 | — | |
| 1973 | #382 | 536 | — | |
| 1972 | #383 | 556 | — | |
| 1971 | #335 | 778 | — | |
| 1970 | #360 | 683 | — | |
| 1969 | #360 | 641 | — | |
| 1968 | #350 | 640 | — | |
| 1967 | #364 | 605 | — | |
| 1966 | #365 | 617 | — | |
| 1965 | #356 | 641 | — | |
| 1964 | #344 | 766 | — | |
| 1963 | #306 | 927 | — | |
| 1962 | #266 | 1,131 | #3,305 | 7 |
| 1961 | #371 | 670 | — | |
| 1960 | #573 | 295 | — | |
| 1959 | #545 | 318 | — | |
| 1958 | #478 | 393 | — | |
| 1957 | #541 | 314 | — | |
| 1956 | #582 | 261 | — | |
| 1955 | #577 | 250 | — | |
| 1954 | #554 | 259 | — | |
| 1953 | #540 | 257 | — | |
| 1952 | #520 | 264 | — | |
| 1951 | #578 | 221 | — | |
| 1950 | #513 | 252 | — | |
| 1949 | #579 | 205 | — | |
| 1948 | #645 | 166 | — | |
| 1947 | #627 | 179 | — | |
| 1946 | #681 | 136 | — | |
| 1945 | #731 | 104 | — | |
| 1944 | #705 | 113 | — | |
| 1943 | #762 | 103 | — | |
| 1942 | #725 | 106 | — | |
| 1941 | #669 | 111 | — | |
| 1940 | #702 | 98 | — | |
| 1939 | #939 | 56 | — | |
| 1938 | #1,007 | 50 | — | |
| 1937 | #704 | 94 | — | |
| 1936 | #757 | 79 | — | |
| 1935 | #805 | 71 | — | |
| 1934 | #794 | 71 | — | |
| 1933 | #703 | 85 | — | |
| 1932 | #731 | 85 | — | |
| 1931 | #768 | 76 | — | |
| 1930 | #699 | 97 | — | |
| 1929 | #731 | 91 | — | |
| 1928 | #673 | 107 | — | |
| 1927 | #723 | 99 | — | |
| 1926 | #708 | 105 | — | |
| 1925 | #677 | 120 | — | |
| 1924 | #695 | 114 | — | |
| 1923 | #705 | 107 | — | |
| 1922 | #706 | 106 | — | |
| 1921 | #717 | 104 | — | |
| 1920 | #711 | 104 | — | |
| 1919 | #778 | 82 | — | |
| 1918 | #747 | 91 | — | |
| 1917 | #830 | 68 | — | |
| 1916 | #848 | 64 | — | |
| 1915 | #811 | 65 | — | |
| 1914 | #972 | 37 | — | |
| 1913 | #1,020 | 28 | — | |
| 1912 | #960 | 28 | — | |
| 1911 | #1,031 | 18 | — | |
| 1910 | #1,069 | 17 | — | |
| 1909 | #813 | 25 | — | |
| 1908 | #882 | 20 | — | |
| 1907 | #1,037 | 14 | — | |
| 1906 | #793 | 21 | — | |
| 1905 | #1,238 | 10 | — | |
| 1904 | #1,050 | 12 | — | |
| 1903 | #931 | 14 | — | |
| 1902 | #872 | 16 | — | |
| 1901 | #918 | 13 | — | |
| 1900 | #917 | 17 | — | |
| 1899 | #935 | 12 | — | |
| 1898 | #920 | 14 | — | |
| 1897 | #735 | 18 | — | |
| 1896 | #843 | 15 | — | |
| 1895 | #932 | 12 | — | |
| 1894 | #782 | 15 | — | |
| 1893 | #955 | 10 | — | |
| 1892 | #861 | 12 | — | |
| 1891 | #1,006 | 8 | — | |
| 1890 | #693 | 15 | — | |
| 1889 | #902 | 9 | — | |
| 1888 | #1,276 | 5 | — | |
| 1887 | #1,036 | 6 | — | |
| 1886 | #993 | 6 | — | |
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
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 1959
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- District of Columbia#287 · 1 in 1,879
- North Carolina#297 · 1 in 2,134
- Tennessee#310 · 1 in 2,439
- Virginia#339 · 1 in 2,899
- Maryland#353 · 1 in 3,049
Best ever in a state: #48 in District of Columbia, 2024.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | #287 | 7 | 1 in 1,879 |
| North Carolina | #297 | 23 | 1 in 2,134 |
| Tennessee | #310 | 15 | 1 in 2,439 |
| Virginia | #339 | 14 | 1 in 2,899 |
| Maryland | #353 | 10 | 1 in 3,049 |
| Massachusetts | #401 | 9 | 1 in 5,939 |
| Florida | #411 | 14 | 1 in 3,486 |
| New York | #419 | 42 | 1 in 4,009 |
| Alabama | #446 | 9 | 1 in 3,933 |
| Georgia | #446 | 11 | 1 in 4,068 |
| South Carolina | #468 | 6 | 1 in 4,433 |
| Louisiana | #480 | 10 | 1 in 3,964 |
| Mississippi | #483 | 6 | 1 in 4,327 |
| Ohio | #488 | 17 | 1 in 6,230 |
| Illinois | #495 | 19 | 1 in 5,704 |
| New Jersey | #518 | 8 | 1 in 7,149 |
| Kentucky | #528 | 5 | 1 in 6,597 |
| Michigan | #594 | 10 | 1 in 9,012 |
| Pennsylvania | #615 | 11 | 1 in 10,396 |
| California | #664 | 21 | 1 in 7,921 |
| Indiana | #664 | 5 | 1 in 10,013 |
| Texas | #1,083 | 7 | 1 in 16,254 |
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| West Virginia | — | — | — |
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| 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
- 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)
- Debuted 1886
- Peaked 2025 at #178 (1,740 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 130 yrs · run 1939–2025
- Highest: 1 in 924 girls born in 2025 were named Daphne (0.11%)
- 17.6% of all girls named Daphne (7,768) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 26 | #902 (1889) | #1,052 |
| 1890s | 131 | #693 (1890) | #866 |
| 1900s | 162 | #793 (1906) | #945 |
| 1910s | 498 | #747 (1918) | #907 |
| 1920s | 1,057 | #673 (1928) | #705 |
| 1930s | 764 | #699 (1930) | #791 |
| 1940s | 1,321 | #579 (1949) | #683 |
| 1950s | 2,789 | #478 (1958) | #543 |
| 1960s | 6,933 | #266 (1962) | #366 |
| 1970s | 4,827 | #335 (1971) | #448 |
| 1980s | 2,699 | #585 (1983) | #678 |
| 1990s | 2,519 | #696 (1999) | #819 |
| 2000s | 5,126 | #466 (2001) | #562 |
| 2010s | 7,768 | #355 (2014) | #410 |
| 2020s | 7,562 | #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 1959
Top girls' names in 1959
More about 1959
girls
2,023,462 girls got a published name in 1959; 1 in 6,363 of them was named Daphne, which outranked 92.4% of the 7,202 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).