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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201994girlsat peak
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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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—
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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 1994

  • 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: #792 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,779 girlsWAIdaho: 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: #836 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 6,749 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Daphne, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Daphne, so not publishedMINew York: #608 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 4,449 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Daphne, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Daphne, so not publishedRIOregon: #349 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,781 girlsORNevada: 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: fewer than 5 girls named Daphne, so not publishedINOhio: #825 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 8,084 girlsOHPennsylvania: #934 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 9,277 girlsPANew Jersey: #594 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,402 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Daphne, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #704 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 5,160 girlsCAUtah: #474 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,780 girlsUTColorado: #549 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,371 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Daphne, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Daphne, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Daphne, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Daphne, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Daphne, so not publishedVAMaryland: 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: fewer than 5 girls named Daphne, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Daphne, so not publishedARTennessee: #356 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,435 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #522 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,815 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Daphne, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Daphne, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Daphne, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #406 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,242 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Daphne, so not publishedMSAlabama: #598 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,201 girlsALGeorgia: #677 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 5,094 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Daphne, so not publishedHITexas: #700 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 5,036 girlsTXFlorida: #632 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 4,658 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Oregon#349 · 1 in 1,781
  2. Tennessee#356 · 1 in 2,435
  3. Louisiana#406 · 1 in 2,242
  4. Utah#474 · 1 in 2,780
  5. North Carolina#522 · 1 in 3,815

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Oregon#34991 in 1,781
Tennessee#356121 in 2,435
Louisiana#406101 in 2,242
Utah#47451 in 2,780
North Carolina#522101 in 3,815
Colorado#54961 in 3,371
New Jersey#594101 in 4,402
Alabama#59851 in 4,201
New York#608251 in 4,449
Florida#632161 in 4,658
Georgia#67781 in 5,094
Texas#700271 in 5,036
California#704471 in 5,160
Washington#79251 in 5,779
Ohio#82581 in 8,084
Illinois#836111 in 6,749
Pennsylvania#93471 in 9,277
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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 1994

girls
#742
280 births · 1 in 6,378 girls

Top girls' names in 1994

  1. #1Jessica32,122
  2. #2Ashley30,281
  3. #3Emily24,154
  4. #4Samantha22,824
  5. #5Sarah22,299
  6. #6Taylor20,734
  7. #7Brittany18,900
  8. #8Amanda18,718
  9. #9Elizabeth16,786
  10. #10Megan16,580
  11. #742Daphne280
More about 1994

girls

1,785,753 girls got a published name in 1994; 1 in 6,378 of them was named Daphne, which outranked 95.3% of the 15,759 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 12.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Daphne
  1. #738Gretchen281
  2. #738Kacey281
  3. #738Shelly281
  4. #742Daphne280
  5. #742Breonna280
  6. #742Shakira280
  7. #745Destini279
  8. #746Brittanie278
  9. #746Hollie278

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

Biggest movers since 1993
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,523Nohely#5,419 → #896
  2. ↑ 4,322Aaliyah#4,524 → #202
  3. ↑ 2,306Zana#3,108 → #802
  4. ↑ 1,711Aliyah#2,068 → #357
  5. ↑ 1,430Zhane#2,012 → #582
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,015Coraima#875 → #1,890
  2. ↓ 799Kalene#929 → #1,728
  3. ↓ 656Deyanira#938 → #1,594
  4. ↓ 577Crysta#968 → #1,545
  5. ↓ 562Hilary#647 → #1,209

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

See the top 100 for 1994 →