Girls' name · since 1886
Daphne
Daphne has 44,182 recorded births since 1886 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #649 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #178 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 44,182
- born since 1886
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Daphne is the #178 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 44,182 recorded since 1886.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Daphne has been recorded 44,182 times among girls since 1886, currently ranked #178 nationally and more common than 99% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1886 to 2025.
- #649 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #178 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 44,182 born since 1886
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Daphne ranks #649 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #178 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 44,182 born since 1886, peaking in the 2010s.
- #649 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #178 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 44,182
- born since 1886
- 2010s
- peak decade
Daphne's 44,182 recorded births place it above 99.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
50 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Daphne compares
44,182 Top 4% higher than 96% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Daphne's all-time total is 118x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Daphne | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 44,182 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,740 | 21 | 19,840 |
Daphne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Daphne's full recorded timeline at 1956, 88% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 12% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1888, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 1,740 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Daphne popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1886–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 1,740
- Annual births at peak, across 140 years of records
Daphne popularity over time - boys
7 total births recorded since 1962 (Daphne as boys' name)
Daphne by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (7,768 births, 18% of the file).
2010s was Daphne's strongest decade.
7,768 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Daphne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 26
1880s
26 births
- 1890s 131
1890s
131 births
- 1900s 162
1900s
162 births
- 1910s 498
1910s
498 births
- 1920s 1,057
1920s
1,057 births
- 1930s 764
1930s
764 births
- 1940s 1,321
1940s
1,321 births
- 1950s 2,789
1950s
2,789 births
- 1960s
1960s
6,933 births
- 1970s
1970s
4,827 births
- 1980s 2,699
1980s
2,699 births
- 1990s 2,519
1990s
2,519 births
- 2000s
2000s
5,126 births
- 2010s
2010s
7,768 births
- 2020s
2020s
7,562 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 7,768 births (18% of all-time use).
How Daphne 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 Daphne's total volume
Daphne by state
Where Daphne concentrates geographically, total births since 1886
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5,041 | 11.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 3,946 | 8.9% |
| #3 | New York | | 3,167 | 7.2% |
| #4 | Florida | | 2,016 | 4.6% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 1,821 | 4.1% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 1,564 | 3.5% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 1,524 | 3.4% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 1,279 | 2.9% |
5,041 of 44,182 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 50 reporting states.
Daphne appears in 50 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Daphne's data
- Daphne's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (7,768 total births) through the 2020s (7,562) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Daphnes (5,041 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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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Daphne
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Daphne
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Daphne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~139 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, 1886–2025 (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 Daphne 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.