Girls' name · since 1914
Daphine
Since 1914, U.S. Social Security records show 1,497 babies named Daphine, peaking in 1962. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,702 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,497
- born since 1914
- 1960s
- peak decade
Daphine is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,497 have been recorded since 1914.
Daphine has 1,497 recorded births among girls since 1914, 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 1914 to 2010.
- #5,702 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,497 born since 1914
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Daphine ranks #5,702 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,497 born since 1914, peaking in the 1960s.
- #5,702 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,497
- born since 1914
- 1960s
- peak decade
Daphine's 1,497 recorded births place it above 92.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by North Carolina.
Daphine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Daphine splits its recorded history at 1958: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1979 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1962 peak of 49 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Daphine popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2010
- Peak year (1962)
- 49
- Annual births at peak, across 97 years of records
Daphine by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (294 births, 20% of the file).
1960s was Daphine's strongest decade.
294 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Daphine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 55
1910s
55 births
- 1920s
1920s
250 births
- 1930s
1930s
209 births
- 1940s
1940s
142 births
- 1950s
1950s
190 births
- 1960s
1960s
294 births
- 1970s
1970s
179 births
- 1980s 88
1980s
88 births
- 1990s 38
1990s
38 births
- 2000s 47
2000s
47 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 294 births (20% of all-time use).
How Daphine compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Daphine's total volume
Daphine by state
Where Daphine concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 145 | 9.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 27 | 1.8% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 11 | 0.7% |
| #4 | Oklahoma | | 7 | 0.5% |
| #5 | California | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #7 | Mississippi | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #8 | South Carolina | | 5 | 0.3% |
145 of 1,497 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Daphine's data
- Daphine's decade-level peak was the 1960s (294 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Daphines (145 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Daphine: 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 (~96 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, 1914–2010 (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 Daphine 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.