How Many People Are Named Daphney?
An estimated 1,401 people in the United States have the first name Daphney. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 34 years old, and Daphney peaked in popularity in 2001 with 49 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Daphney 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 Daphney paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,401
About 1 in 244,650 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
34
years old
Peak Year
2001
49 births
Total Registered
1,506
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Daphney
Daphney is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,506 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Daphney as a female name
Ranked #11,305 in 2024
8 female births in 2024
Peak: 2001 (49 births)
Daphney: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Daphney span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 280 babies were registered. Daphney has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Daphney by Decade
How has Daphney 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.
Daphney by State
Birth registrations for Daphney span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Florida, New York, California. The lowest are in North Carolina, Mississippi, Louisiana. On average, about 39 Daphneys were registered per state.
Daphney + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Daphney as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Daphney: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Daphney?
We estimate approximately 1,401 people named Daphney 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 244,650 Americans share this first name.
Is Daphney a common name?
Daphney is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,506 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Daphney most popular?
Daphney reached peak popularity in 2001, when 49 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Daphney is approximately 34 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Daphney a female name?
Daphney is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Daphney Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Daphney Smith, Daphney Johnson, Daphney 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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