Daphne is an established girls' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Daphne is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #178 for girl births in the United States (and #392 across all names), given to 1,740 babies. Daphne was first reported in SSA data in 1886 and peaked in 2025 (1,740 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,740 | 1,740 | #178 | — |
| 2024 | 1,568 | 1,568 | #193 | — |
| 2023 | 1,266 | 1,266 | #241 | — |
| 2022 | 1,132 | 1,132 | #281 | — |
| 2021 | 1,103 | 1,103 | #289 | — |
| 2020 | 753 | 753 | #415 | — |
| 2019 | 734 | 734 | #435 | — |
| 2018 | 808 | 808 | #384 | — |
| 2017 | 812 | 812 | #385 | — |
| 2016 | 819 | 819 | #407 | — |
| 2015 | 864 | 864 | #378 | — |
| 2014 | 919 | 919 | #355 | — |
| 2013 | 777 | 777 | #396 | — |
| 2012 | 744 | 744 | #421 | — |
| 2011 | 673 | 673 | #451 | — |
| 2010 | 618 | 618 | #489 | — |
| 2009 | 649 | 649 | #477 | — |
| 2008 | 571 | 576 | #539 | — |
| 2007 | 512 | 512 | #584 | — |
| 2006 | 478 | 478 | #611 | — |
| 2005 | 520 | 520 | #554 | — |
| 2004 | 478 | 478 | #589 | — |
| 2003 | 460 | 460 | #594 | — |
| 2002 | 465 | 470 | #569 | — |
| 2001 | 597 | 602 | #466 | — |
| 2000 | 396 | 396 | #633 | — |
| 1999 | 324 | 329 | #696 | — |
| 1998 | 284 | 284 | #758 | — |
| 1997 | 244 | — | #843 | — |
| 1996 | 241 | — | #832 | — |
| 1995 | 225 | — | #863 | — |
| 1994 | 280 | — | #743 | — |
| 1993 | 210 | — | #914 | — |
| 1992 | 220 | — | #894 | — |
| 1991 | 223 | — | #884 | — |
| 1990 | 268 | — | #765 | — |
| 1989 | 222 | — | #843 | — |
| 1988 | 277 | — | #692 | — |
| 1987 | 238 | — | #754 | — |
| 1986 | 245 | — | #726 | — |
| 1985 | 276 | — | #657 | — |
| 1984 | 281 | — | #630 | — |
| 1983 | 305 | — | #585 | — |
| 1982 | 296 | — | #606 | — |
| 1981 | 273 | — | #647 | — |
| 1980 | 286 | — | #637 | — |
| 1979 | 300 | — | #601 | — |
| 1978 | 301 | — | #571 | — |
| 1977 | 347 | — | #528 | — |
| 1976 | 440 | — | #443 | — |
| 1975 | 383 | — | #479 | — |
| 1974 | 503 | — | #402 | — |
| 1973 | 536 | — | #382 | — |
| 1972 | 556 | — | #383 | — |
| 1971 | 778 | — | #335 | — |
| 1970 | 683 | — | #360 | — |
| 1969 | 641 | — | #362 | — |
| 1968 | 640 | — | #351 | — |
| 1967 | 605 | — | #364 | — |
| 1966 | 617 | — | #365 | — |
| 1965 | 641 | — | #357 | — |
| 1964 | 766 | — | #344 | — |
| 1963 | 927 | — | #306 | — |
| 1962 | 1,138 | — | #266 | #3,376 |
| 1961 | 670 | — | #371 | — |
| 1960 | 295 | — | #573 | — |
| 1959 | 318 | — | #545 | — |
| 1958 | 393 | — | #478 | — |
| 1957 | 314 | — | #541 | — |
| 1956 | 261 | — | #582 | — |
| 1955 | 250 | — | #578 | — |
| 1954 | 259 | — | #554 | — |
| 1953 | 257 | — | #540 | — |
| 1952 | 264 | — | #521 | — |
| 1951 | 221 | — | #578 | — |
| 1950 | 252 | — | #513 | — |
| 1949 | 205 | — | #579 | — |
| 1948 | 166 | — | #645 | — |
| 1947 | 179 | — | #627 | — |
| 1946 | 136 | — | #684 | — |
| 1945 | 104 | — | #732 | — |
| 1944 | 113 | — | #705 | — |
| 1943 | 103 | — | #764 | — |
| 1942 | 106 | — | #725 | — |
| 1941 | 111 | — | #671 | — |
| 1940 | 98 | — | #703 | — |
| 1939 | 56 | — | #940 | — |
| 1938 | 50 | — | #1,011 | — |
| 1937 | 94 | — | #704 | — |
| 1936 | 79 | — | #758 | — |
| 1935 | 71 | — | #806 | — |
| 1934 | 71 | — | #797 | — |
| 1933 | 85 | — | #704 | — |
| 1932 | 85 | — | #731 | — |
| 1931 | 76 | — | #769 | — |
| 1930 | 97 | — | #701 | — |
| 1929 | 91 | — | #731 | — |
| 1928 | 107 | — | #674 | — |
| 1927 | 99 | — | #724 | — |
| 1926 | 105 | — | #710 | — |
| 1925 | 120 | — | #677 | — |
| 1924 | 114 | — | #695 | — |
| 1923 | 107 | — | #705 | — |
| 1922 | 106 | — | #706 | — |
| 1921 | 104 | — | #719 | — |
| 1920 | 104 | — | #712 | — |
| 1919 | 82 | — | #780 | — |
| 1918 | 91 | — | #749 | — |
| 1917 | 68 | — | #830 | — |
| 1916 | 64 | — | #848 | — |
| 1915 | 65 | — | #812 | — |
| 1914 | 37 | — | #973 | — |
| 1913 | 28 | — | #1,027 | — |
| 1912 | 28 | — | #962 | — |
| 1911 | 18 | — | #1,039 | — |
| 1910 | 17 | — | #1,080 | — |
| 1909 | 25 | — | #818 | — |
| 1908 | 20 | — | #888 | — |
| 1907 | 14 | — | #1,046 | — |
| 1906 | 21 | — | #800 | — |
| 1905 | 10 | — | #1,253 | — |
| 1904 | 12 | — | #1,058 | — |
| 1903 | 14 | — | #938 | — |
| 1902 | 16 | — | #877 | — |
| 1901 | 13 | — | #926 | — |
| 1900 | 17 | — | #926 | — |
| 1899 | 12 | — | #940 | — |
| 1898 | 14 | — | #928 | — |
| 1897 | 18 | — | #743 | — |
| 1896 | 15 | — | #847 | — |
| 1895 | 12 | — | #941 | — |
| 1894 | 15 | — | #791 | — |
| 1893 | 10 | — | #968 | — |
| 1892 | 12 | — | #865 | — |
| 1891 | 8 | — | #1,028 | — |
| 1890 | 15 | — | #696 | — |
| 1889 | 9 | — | #917 | — |
| 1888 | 5 | — | #1,329 | — |
| 1887 | 6 | — | #1,061 | — |
| 1886 | 6 | — | #1,011 | — |