How Many People Are Named Daphine?
An estimated 801 people in the United States have the first name Daphine. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 58 years old, and Daphine peaked in popularity in 1962 with 49 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Daphine as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Daphine paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
801
About 1 in 427,908 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
58
years old
Peak Year
1962
49 births
Total Registered
1,496
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Daphine
Daphine is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,496 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Daphine as a female name
Ranked #17,662 in 2010
5 female births in 2010
Peak: 1962 (49 births)
Daphine: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Daphine span from the 1910s to the 2010s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 293 babies were registered. Daphine has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Daphine by Decade
How has Daphine tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Daphine by State
Birth registrations for Daphine span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in North Carolina, Texas, Alabama. The lowest are in South Carolina, Mississippi, Louisiana. On average, about 26 Daphines were registered per state.
Daphine + Last Name Combinations
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Daphine: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Daphine?
We estimate approximately 801 people named Daphine are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 427,908 Americans share this first name.
Is Daphine a common name?
Daphine is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,496 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Daphine most popular?
Daphine reached peak popularity in 1962, when 49 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Daphine is approximately 58 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Daphine a female name?
Daphine is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Daphine Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Daphine Smith, Daphine Johnson, Daphine Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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