US rank #6421 Girls' name Peak 2014 873 births

Daphnie — #6421 US girls' name

873 babies named Daphnie in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s531970s981980s1071990s1122000s2182010s2192020s66
#6421
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 64% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Daphnie was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

36 babies were named Daphnie in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Daphnie

The Social Security Administration has registered 873 babies named Daphnie between 1962 and 2024, spanning 63 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Daphnie currently holds the #6421 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 36 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Daphnie performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 219 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Daphnie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 52 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Daphnie in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Daphnie in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 873 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Daphnie at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

873

Since 1962

63 years of records

Peak year

2014

36 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#6,421

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1962

Recorded for 63 years

Last year on file: 2024

Daphnie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1962

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2014)
36
Annual births at peak — across 63 years of records
010203040 202420162008200019921984197619681962 10

Daphnie by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
219 births that decade — 25% of Daphnie's all-time total
1960s531970s981980s1071990s1122000s2182010s2192020s66

Daphnie by state

Where Daphnie concentrates geographically — total births since 1962

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Daphnie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
52 6.0%
#2 Texas
35 4.0%
#3 Florida
11 1.3%
California share of Daphnie's total US births 6.0%
Even split

52 of 873 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Daphnie?
873 babies have been named Daphnie since 1962. It currently ranks #6421 among girls. The peak year was 2014 with 36 births.
When was Daphnie most popular?
Daphnie was most popular in the 2010s decade with 219 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Where is Daphnie most popular?
The top states for the name Daphnie are California (52 births), Texas (35 births), Florida (11 births).
How long has the name Daphnie been used?
Daphnie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1962, spanning 63 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Daphnie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Daphne, Daphney, Daphine, Daphna, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1962–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.