Daphne

Girl name

Daphne has been given to 44,189 babies in the U.S. since 1886. It peaked in 2025 and currently ranks #178 for girls (2025).

Meaning & origin /ˈdæfni/

Origin: Ancient Greek

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

44,189

Peak year

2025 (1,740 babies)

Rank in 2025

#178 for girls

First recorded

1886

10-year trend

▲ +101%

Gender split

100% girls / 0% boys

Famous people named Daphne

Daphne du Maurier

British writer (1907–1989)

Daphne Caruana Galizia

Maltese journalist and blogger (1964-2017)

Daphne Zuniga

American actress

Daphne Koller

Israeli-American computer scientist

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

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