How Many People Are Named Daphna?
An estimated 272 people in the United States have the first name Daphna. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 53 years old, and Daphna peaked in popularity in 1916 with 20 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Daphna 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 Daphna paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
272
About 1 in 1,260,126 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
53
years old
Peak Year
1916
20 births
Total Registered
648
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Daphna
Daphna is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 648 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Daphna as a female name
Ranked #15,742 in 2023
5 female births in 2023
Peak: 1916 (20 births)
Daphna: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Daphna span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 132 babies were registered. Daphna has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Daphna by Decade
How has Daphna 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.
Daphna by State
Birth registrations for Daphna span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Arkansas, Missouri. The lowest are in Missouri, Arkansas, Texas. On average, about 14 Daphnas were registered per state.
Daphna + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Daphna as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Daphna: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Daphna?
We estimate approximately 272 people named Daphna 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 1,260,126 Americans share this first name.
Is Daphna a common name?
Daphna is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 648 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Daphna most popular?
Daphna reached peak popularity in 1916, when 20 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Daphna is approximately 53 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Daphna a female name?
Daphna is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Daphna Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Daphna Smith, Daphna Johnson, Daphna 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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