Recorded 1919–1962 Girls' name Peak 1959 34 births

Dauphine — girls' name

34 babies named Dauphine in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s51950s101960s14
1960s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Dauphine was born in this single decade.

1959
Single peak year

10 babies were named Dauphine in 1959 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dauphine

The Social Security Administration has registered 34 babies named Dauphine between 1919 and 1962, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dauphine currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1962. The name reached its historical peak in 1959, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dauphine performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 14 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Dauphine shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dauphine 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 34 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.

Dauphine at a glance

Last recorded 1962

Total births

34

Since 1919

44 years of records

Peak year

1959

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1962

Active since

1919

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 1962

Dauphine popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–1919

Last recorded 1962
Peak year (1959)
10
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
4681012 19621960195919241919 5

Dauphine by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
14 births that decade — 41% of Dauphine's all-time total
1910s51920s51950s101960s14

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dauphine?
34 babies have been named Dauphine since 1919. It was last recorded in 1962. The peak year was 1959 with 10 births.
When was Dauphine most popular?
Dauphine was most popular in the 1960s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 1959.
How long has the name Dauphine been used?
Dauphine has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 44 years of data through 1962.
What names are similar to Dauphine?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Daun, Daune, Dauna, Daurice, 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, 1919–1962 (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.