How Many People Are Named Daphne Elliott?

There are approximately 16 people named Daphne Elliott living in the United States today. That makes this name combination rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 21,422,146 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Daphne with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Elliott. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 21,422,146 Americans

Combination Rarity

Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Daphne

Last Name

Elliott

Daphne: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Daphne. The peak year was 2024 with 1,564 births. The average person named Daphne today is 33 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Daphne

In the 2020 Census, the first name Daphne was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (52.98%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (22.78%) and Hispanic (13.88%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Daphne in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Daphne rose or fell over time.

White

52.98%

Black

22.78%

Hispanic

13.88%

Asian/Pacific Islander

5.38%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.65%

Two or More Races

4.33%

Ancestry of the Elliott Surname

The surname Elliott was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Elliott in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

78.34%

Black

12.89%

Hispanic

3.23%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.68%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.59%

Two or More Races

4.29%

How we calculated this

The first name "Daphne" has an estimated frequency of 0.0106% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Elliott" appears at a rate of 44.13 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Daphne are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 16 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Daphne

Daphne Smith Daphne Johnson Daphne Williams Daphne Brown Daphne Jones Daphne Garcia Daphne Zuniga

Other people with the surname Elliott

Michael Elliott James Elliott John Elliott David Elliott Robert Elliott William Elliott Scott Elliott Rebecca Elliott

Daphne Elliott: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Daphne Elliott?

We estimate approximately 16 people named Daphne Elliott are alive in the United States today. The first name Daphne is shared by 36,293 Americans, and the surname Elliott is shared by 151,250.

How rare is the name Daphne Elliott?

This name combination is classified as Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 21,422,146 Americans. The first name Daphne is uncommon and the surname Elliott is common.

Is Daphne a male or female name?

Daphne is predominantly female, with 0.0% of bearers being male and 100.0% female. It peaked in popularity in 2024 and the average bearer today is 33 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Daphne?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Daphne was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (52.98%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (22.78%) and Hispanic (13.88%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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