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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201958girlsat 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—
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1937#70494—
1936#75779—
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1933#70385—
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1930#69997—
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1925#677120—
1924#695114—
1923#705107—
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1920#711104—
1919#77882—
1918#74791—
1917#83068—
1916#84864—
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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 1958

  • 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: #520 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,694 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: #607 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 8,172 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Daphne, so not publishedWIMichigan: #589 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 9,196 girlsMINew York: #383 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 3,534 girlsNYMassachusetts: #452 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 7,656 girlsMARhode 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: fewer than 5 girls named Daphne, so not publishedINOhio: #540 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 7,632 girlsOHPennsylvania: #569 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 8,916 girlsPANew Jersey: #485 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 6,385 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Daphne, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #590 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 6,268 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: 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: #320 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,553 girlsVAMaryland: #355 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,335 girlsMDDelaware: 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: #304 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,443 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #242 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,640 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #428 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,835 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #337 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,703 girlsDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Daphne, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #299 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,787 girlsLAMississippi: #401 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,164 girlsMSAlabama: #321 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,249 girlsALGeorgia: #298 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 2,051 girlsGAHawaii: #261 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 986 girlsHITexas: #566 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 5,346 girlsTXFlorida: #332 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 2,373 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. North Carolina#242 · 1 in 1,640
  2. Hawaii#261 · 1 in 986
  3. Georgia#298 · 1 in 2,051
  4. Louisiana#299 · 1 in 1,787
  5. Tennessee#304 · 1 in 2,443

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Carolina#242301 in 1,640
Hawaii#26161 in 986
Georgia#298221 in 2,051
Louisiana#299221 in 1,787
Tennessee#304151 in 2,443
Virginia#320161 in 2,553
Alabama#321161 in 2,249
Florida#332201 in 2,373
District of Columbia#33751 in 2,703
Maryland#35591 in 3,335
New York#383481 in 3,534
Mississippi#40181 in 3,164
South Carolina#42871 in 3,835
Massachusetts#45271 in 7,656
New Jersey#48591 in 6,385
Washington#52051 in 5,694
Ohio#540141 in 7,632
Texas#566211 in 5,346
Pennsylvania#569131 in 8,916
Michigan#589101 in 9,196
California#590261 in 6,268
Illinois#607131 in 8,172
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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 1958

girls
#478
393 births · 1 in 5,119 girls

Top girls' names in 1958

  1. #1Mary55,848
  2. #2Susan45,175
  3. #3Linda41,904
  4. #4Karen38,487
  5. #5Patricia37,961
  6. #6Debra35,521
  7. #7Deborah32,943
  8. #8Cynthia31,014
  9. #9Barbara27,874
  10. #10Donna26,959
  11. #478Daphne393
More about 1958

girls

2,011,619 girls got a published name in 1958; 1 in 5,119 of them was named Daphne, which outranked 93.2% of the 7,030 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Daphne
  1. #475Coleen397
  2. #475Marta397
  3. #477Claudette395
  4. #478Daphne393
  5. #478Lorri393
  6. #480Elise392
  7. #481Sondra391
  8. #482Kristen390

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

Biggest movers since 1957
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,133Brigitte#1,904 → #771
  2. ↑ 760Samantha#1,754 → #994
  3. ↑ 709Selena#1,388 → #679
  4. ↑ 672Tambra#1,588 → #916
  5. ↑ 570Bridgette#1,274 → #704
Fallers
  1. ↓ 312Sarita#970 → #1,282
  2. ↓ 311Beryl#910 → #1,221
  3. ↓ 309Sherree#827 → #1,136
  4. ↓ 275Winnie#965 → #1,240
  5. ↓ 236Jacalyn#975 → #1,211

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

See the top 100 for 1958 →