Girls' name · since 1962
Daphnie
Since 1962, U.S. Social Security records show 880 babies named Daphnie, peaking in 2014. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,194 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,131 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 880
- born since 1962
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Daphnie is the #12131 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 880 recorded since 1962.
Daphnie has 880 recorded births among girls since 1962, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12131 as of the latest data, more common than 30% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1962 to 2025.
- #8,194 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,131 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 880 born since 1962
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Daphnie ranks #8,194 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,131 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 880 born since 1962, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,194 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,131 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 880
- born since 1962
- 2010s
- peak decade
Daphnie's 880 recorded births place it above 88.67% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Daphnie compares
880 Top 34% higher than 66% 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
Daphnie's all-time total is 134% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Daphnie | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 880 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 36 | 21 | 19,840 |
Daphnie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Daphnie's SSA record in two at 1994 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1963, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2014 peak of 36, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Daphnie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Daphnie by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (219 births, 25% of the file).
2010s was Daphnie's strongest decade.
219 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Daphnie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 53
1960s
53 births
- 1970s
1970s
98 births
- 1980s
1980s
107 births
- 1990s
1990s
112 births
- 2000s
2000s
218 births
- 2010s
2010s
219 births
- 2020s 73
2020s
73 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 219 births (25% of all-time use).
How Daphnie 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 Daphnie's total volume
Daphnie by state
Where Daphnie concentrates geographically, total births since 1962
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 52 | 5.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 35 | 4.0% |
| #3 | Florida | | 11 | 1.3% |
52 of 880 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Daphnie's data
- Daphnie's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (219 total births) through the 2020s (73) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Daphnies (52 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Daphnie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~63 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, 1962–2025 (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 Daphnie 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.