Girls' name · since 1924
Daphane
Since 1924, U.S. Social Security records show 487 babies named Daphane, peaking in 1962. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,043 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 487
- born since 1924
- 1960s
- peak decade
487 girls have been named Daphane since 1924, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Daphane has 487 recorded births among girls since 1924, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1924 to 2008.
- #12,043 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 487 born since 1924
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Daphane ranks #12,043 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 487 born since 1924, peaking in the 1960s.
- #12,043 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 487
- born since 1924
- 1960s
- peak decade
Daphane's 487 recorded births place it above 83.33% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Daphane's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Daphane's SSA record in two at 1975 and the more recent half accounts for 41% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 59%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1924, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1962 peak of 27, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Daphane popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–2008
- Peak year (1962)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 85 years of records
Daphane by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (150 births, 31% of the file).
1960s was Daphane's strongest decade.
150 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Daphane births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 1950s 47
1950s
47 births
- 1960s
1960s
150 births
- 1970s
1970s
114 births
- 1980s
1980s
82 births
- 1990s
1990s
61 births
- 2000s 22
2000s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 150 births (31% of all-time use).
Daphane by state
Where Daphane concentrates geographically, total births since 1924
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.0% |
5 of 487 births nationwide.
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What to do with Daphane's data
- Daphane's decade-level peak was the 1960s (150 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Daphanes (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Two nationwide peer axes for Daphane: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1962)
Similar record span (~84 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1924–2008 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Daphane draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.