Girls' name · since 1970
Daphnee
Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 418 babies named Daphnee, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,171 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,994 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 418
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
418 babies have been named Daphnee since 1970, making it today's #8994 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Daphnee has been recorded 418 times among girls since 1970, currently ranked #8994 nationally and more common than 48% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #13,171 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,994 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 418 born since 1970
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Daphnee ranks #13,171 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,994 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 418 born since 1970, peaking in the 2000s.
- #13,171 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,994 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 418
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Daphnee's 418 recorded births place it above 81.78% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Daphnee compares
418 Top 48% higher than 52% 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
Daphnee's all-time total is 11% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Daphnee | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 418 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 21 | 19,840 |
Daphnee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Daphnee's full recorded timeline at 2004, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1976, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Daphnee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Daphnee by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (121 births, 29% of the file).
2000s was Daphnee's strongest decade.
121 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Daphnee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 40
1970s
40 births
- 1980s 32
1980s
32 births
- 1990s
1990s
58 births
- 2000s
2000s
121 births
- 2010s
2010s
120 births
- 2020s 47
2020s
47 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 121 births (29% of all-time use).
Daphnee by state
Where Daphnee concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 13 | 3.1% |
13 of 418 births nationwide.
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What to do with Daphnee's data
- Daphnee's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (121 total births) through the 2020s (47) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Daphnees (13 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Daphnee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Daphnee 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.