Recorded 1965–2011 Girls' name Peak 2001 48 births

Daphny — girls' name

48 babies named Daphny in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s51990s102000s232010s5
2000s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Daphny was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

11 babies were named Daphny in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Daphny

The Social Security Administration has registered 48 babies named Daphny between 1965 and 2011, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Daphny currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Daphny performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Daphny shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Daphny 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 48 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.

Daphny at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

48

Since 1965

47 years of records

Peak year

2001

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1965

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2011

Daphny popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1965

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (2001)
11
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
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Daphny by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
23 births that decade — 48% of Daphny's all-time total
1960s51970s51990s102000s232010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Daphny?
48 babies have been named Daphny since 1965. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 2001 with 11 births.
When was Daphny most popular?
Daphny was most popular in the 2000s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
How long has the name Daphny been used?
Daphny has been recorded in Social Security data since 1965, spanning 47 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Daphny?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Daphne, Daphney, Daphine, Daphnie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1965–2011 (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.