Girls' name · since 1953
Daphyne
Since 1953, U.S. Social Security records show 110 babies named Daphyne, peaking in 1961. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #26,048 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 110
- born since 1953
- 1960s
- peak decade
110 girls have been named Daphyne since 1953, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Daphyne has 110 recorded births among girls since 1953, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1953 to 1976.
- #26,048 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 110 born since 1953
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Daphyne ranks #26,048 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 110 born since 1953, peaking in the 1960s.
- #26,048 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 110
- born since 1953
- 1960s
- peak decade
Daphyne's 110 recorded births place it above 63.89% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Daphyne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Daphyne splits its recorded history at 1965: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1953 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1961 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Daphyne popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–1976
- Peak year (1961)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Daphyne by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (67 births, 61% of the file).
1960s was Daphyne's strongest decade.
67 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Daphyne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
- 1960s
1960s
67 births
- 1970s
1970s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 67 births (61% of all-time use).
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- Daphyne's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (67 total births) through the 1970s (33) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Daphyne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1961)
Similar record span (~23 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, 1953–1976 (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 Daphyne 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.