How popular is the name Daphne?

Daphne ranks 602nd among girls' names in US records, with 42,461 births since 1886. Over the past decade it accounts for 9,852.

Is Daphne a unisex name?

No. Daphne is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

2024, when 1,564 children were given the name. It has been in use for 139 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Girl name#602 of girl names

Pronounced D AE1 F N IY0 (ARPABET)

Daphne is a girls' name, and first appears in 1886. It has been given to 42,461 children — the 602nd most common girls' name on record.

It is gaining, with the past decade running 52% ahead of the one before it. Its best single year was 2024, when 1,564 children were given it.

2024Girls: 1,564Boys: 0

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Daphne?: Daphne ranks 602nd among girls' names in US records, with 42,461 births since 1886. Over the past decade it accounts for 9,852.
Is Daphne a unisex name?: No. Daphne is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Daphne most popular?: 2024, when 1,564 children were given the name. It has been in use for 139 years and is still recorded as of 2024.