Daphney
Daphney was the 12209th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1962, when it ranked 1921st; the most babies were born in 2001 (49). Over the last ten years it has moved down 6,698 places. More babies were named Daphney in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #12,209 girls, down 2,478 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 7girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200149 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,513babies recorded
Daphney popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,209 | 7 |
| 2020 | #9,731 | 10 |
| 2010 | #6,235 | 21 |
| 2000 | #3,905 | 32 |
| 1990 | #3,453 | 31 |
| 1980 | #4,776 | 15 |
| 1970 | #3,234 | 20 |
| 1960 | #5,281 | 7 |
| 1950 | #4,845 | 6 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | #4,699 | 5 |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Daphney, counting every spelling?
Daphney is a spelling of Daphnie, a name family that had 25 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 25 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daphnie | 7 | #12,210 | 60 |
| Daphney | 7 | #12,209 | 59 |
| Daphnee | 11 | #9,001 | 39 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Daphney?
7 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Daphney (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Daphney born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,224 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Daphney.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Daphney?
About 1,400 people born in the US named Daphney are alive today, with a median age of 32; half are between 19 and 49. That makes Daphney mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Daphney: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Daphney, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Daphney
How popular is the name Daphney?
Daphney was the 12209th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1962, when it ranked 1921st; the most babies were born in 2001 (49). Over the last ten years it has moved down 6,698 places. More babies were named Daphney in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Daphney a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Daphney in the US.