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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202018girlsat 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 2018

  • 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: #213 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 712 girlsNHWashington: #285 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,216 girlsWAIdaho: #296 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 999 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Daphne, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Daphne, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #311 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,236 girlsMNIllinois: #357 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 1,622 girlsILWisconsin: #372 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,590 girlsWIMichigan: #463 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,118 girlsMINew York: #443 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 2,114 girlsNYMassachusetts: #308 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,367 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Daphne, so not publishedRIOregon: #232 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 875 girlsORNevada: #467 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,770 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Daphne, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Daphne, so not publishedSDIowa: #400 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,535 girlsIAIndiana: #391 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,651 girlsINOhio: #405 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,822 girlsOHPennsylvania: #431 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,935 girlsPANew Jersey: #321 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,382 girlsNJConnecticut: #388 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,652 girlsCTCalifornia: #293 for girls · 130 births · 1 in 1,457 girlsCAUtah: #235 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 927 girlsUTColorado: #303 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,237 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Daphne, so not publishedNEMissouri: #430 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,892 girlsMOKentucky: #513 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,218 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Daphne, so not publishedWVVirginia: #310 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,331 girlsVAMaryland: #374 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,459 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Daphne, so not publishedDEArizona: #347 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,469 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Daphne, so not publishedNMKansas: #448 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,722 girlsKSArkansas: #429 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,573 girlsARTennessee: #466 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,948 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #509 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,369 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #481 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,965 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #99 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 304 girlsDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Daphne, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #741 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,264 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Daphne, so not publishedMSAlabama: #788 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,742 girlsALGeorgia: #569 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,570 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Daphne, so not publishedHITexas: #501 for girls · 65 births · 1 in 2,445 girlsTXFlorida: #387 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 1,810 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. District of Columbia#99 · 1 in 304
  2. New Hampshire#213 · 1 in 712
  3. Oregon#232 · 1 in 875
  4. Utah#235 · 1 in 927
  5. Washington#285 · 1 in 1,216

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#99101 in 304
New Hampshire#21351 in 712
Oregon#232161 in 875
Utah#235181 in 927
Washington#285251 in 1,216
California#2931301 in 1,457
Idaho#29661 in 999
Colorado#303181 in 1,237
Massachusetts#308181 in 1,367
Virginia#310271 in 1,331
Minnesota#311191 in 1,236
New Jersey#321261 in 1,382
Arizona#347201 in 1,469
Illinois#357331 in 1,622
Wisconsin#372141 in 1,590
Maryland#374161 in 1,459
Florida#387471 in 1,810
Connecticut#38871 in 1,652
Indiana#391181 in 1,651
Iowa#40081 in 1,535
Ohio#405281 in 1,822
Arkansas#42971 in 1,573
Missouri#430141 in 1,892
Pennsylvania#431261 in 1,935
New York#443411 in 2,114
Kansas#44871 in 1,722
Michigan#463191 in 2,118
Tennessee#466161 in 1,948
Nevada#46761 in 1,770
South Carolina#48191 in 1,965
Texas#501651 in 2,445
North Carolina#509191 in 2,369
Kentucky#51381 in 2,218
Georgia#569181 in 2,570
Louisiana#74161 in 3,264
Alabama#78851 in 3,742
Alaska
Delaware
Hawaii
Maine
Mississippi
Montana
Nebraska
New Mexico
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Vermont
West Virginia
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 2018

girls
#384
808 births · 1 in 2,105 girls

Top girls' names in 2018

  1. #1Emma18,824
  2. #2Olivia18,061
  3. #3Ava15,034
  4. #4Isabella14,575
  5. #5Sophia14,013
  6. #6Charlotte13,038
  7. #7Mia12,742
  8. #8Amelia12,405
  9. #9Harper10,646
  10. #10Evelyn10,433
  11. #384Daphne808
More about 2018

girls

1,701,074 girls got a published name in 2018; 1 in 2,105 of them was named Daphne, which outranked 97.9% of the 18,152 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Daphne
  1. #380Danielle818
  2. #382Elle817
  3. #383Willa813
  4. #384Daphne808
  5. #384Haley808
  6. #386Kaitlyn805
  7. #387Gia803
  8. #388Winter799

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

Biggest movers since 2017
Risers
  1. 680Meghan#1,387#707
  2. 567Dior#1,360#793
  3. 367Palmer#1,042#675
  4. 361Adalee#1,217#856
  5. 346Oaklynn#888#542
Fallers
  1. 334Audrina#847#1,181
  2. 234Courtney#952#1,186
  3. 232Marjorie#938#1,170
  4. 228Anabelle#969#1,197
  5. 225Angelique#799#1,024

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

See the top 100 for 2018