Total births
34
Girls' name · since 1919
Dauphine
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.
- 34
- total births
- 1919–1962
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 41%
- born in that decade
Dauphine is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 34 have been recorded since 1919.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dauphine has been recorded 34 times among girls since 1919, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 1962.
- 34 total births
- 1919–1962 years on record
- 1960s peak decade
- 41% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
34 girls have been named Dauphine since 1919, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1962.
- 34
- total births
- 1919–1962
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 41%
- born in that decade
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.
Dauphine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dauphine's full recorded timeline at 1959, 71% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 29% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1919, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1959 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dauphine at a glance
Last recorded 1962Peak year
1959
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1919
Dauphine popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–1962
- Peak year (1959)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Dauphine by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1960s was Dauphine's strongest decade.
14 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Dauphine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
10 births
- 1960s
1960s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 14 births (41% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Dauphine? ▼
Dauphine has been given to 34 babies in the U.S. since 1919, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1962. 10 babies were born in 1959, its single highest year.
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.
Keep exploring Dauphine
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1919–1962 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Dauphine: Baby Name Since 1919 - 34 Births, Peak 1959." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/dauphine. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Dauphine 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 June 2026.