How Many People Are Named Daphne?
An estimated 36,293 people in the United States have the first name Daphne. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 33 years old, and Daphne peaked in popularity in 2024 with 1,564 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Daphne 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 Daphne paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
36,293
About 1 in 9,444 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
33
years old
Peak Year
2024
1,564 births
Total Registered
42,441
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Daphne
Daphne is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 42,441 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Daphne as a male name
Ranked #3,376 in 1962
7 male births in 1962
Peak: 1962 (7 births)
Daphne as a female name
Ranked #192 in 2024
1,564 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (1,564 births)
Daphne: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Daphne span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 7,768 babies were registered. While Daphne is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Daphne by Decade
How has Daphne 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.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 26 | 0 | 26 | |
| 1890s | 131 | 0 | 131 | |
| 1900s | 162 | 0 | 162 | |
| 1910s | 498 | 0 | 498 | |
| 1920s | 1,057 | 0 | 1,057 | |
| 1930s | 764 | 0 | 764 | |
| 1940s | 1,321 | 0 | 1,321 | |
| 1950s | 2,789 | 0 | 2,789 | |
| 1960s | 6,940 | 7 | 6,933 | |
| 1970s | 4,827 | 0 | 4,827 | |
| 1980s | 2,699 | 0 | 2,699 | |
| 1990s | 2,519 | 0 | 2,519 | |
| 2000s | 5,125 | 0 | 5,125 | |
| 2010s | 7,768 | 0 | 7,768 | |
| 2020s | 5,815 | 0 | 5,815 | |
Daphne by State
Birth registrations for Daphne span all 50 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Vermont, Rhode Island, Alaska. On average, about 739 Daphnes were registered per state.
Daphne + Last Name Combinations
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Daphne: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Daphne?
We estimate approximately 36,293 people named Daphne 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 9,444 Americans share this first name.
Is Daphne a common name?
Daphne is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 42,441 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Daphne most popular?
Daphne reached peak popularity in 2024, when 1,564 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Daphne is approximately 33 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Daphne a female name?
Daphne is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Daphne Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Daphne Smith, Daphne Johnson, Daphne 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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