Girls' name · peaked in 2025
Daphne name popularity since 1925
42,837 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Daphne. Half of them were born in 1996 or earlier, so the typical Daphne is about 30 years old in 2026. Daphne peaked in 2025 as the #178 name for girls, and it ranked #178 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 42,837
- Named Daphne, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #178
- for girls in 2025 (1,740 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% girls
- 42,830 girls · 7 boys
- Most popular in
- Oregon
- 1.60× its national share
Peak year is the year Daphne made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Daphne births per year, 1925–2025
2025 was the biggest year for Daphne both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1957 and 1962, Daphne became 3.7× more common, from 1 in 6,510 baby girls to 1 in 1,740.
- Steepest fall: Between 1973 and 1978, its share of baby girls fell by 47%, from 1 in 2,720 to 1 in 5,090.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Daphne's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Daphne.
Decade by decade
Babies named Daphne in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 522 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 764 | 0 | #806 |
| 1940s | 1,321 | 0 | #732 |
| 1950s | 2,789 | 0 | #578 |
| 1960s | 6,933 | 7 | #357 |
| 1970s | 4,827 | 0 | #479 |
| 1980s | 2,699 | 0 | #657 |
| 1990s | 2,519 | 0 | #863 |
| 2000s | 5,126 | 0 | #554 |
| 2010s | 7,768 | 0 | #378 |
| 2020–25 | 7,562 | 0 | #178 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
31.0% of babies named Daphne from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Daphne is most popular
The index compares Daphne's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Daphne.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Oregon | 1.60× | 579 |
| Alabama | 1.57× | 1,078 |
| North Carolina | 1.55× | 1,702 |
| Mississippi | 1.51× | 707 |
| Utah | 1.50× | 494 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Daphne's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Daphne.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Daphne (2025).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data