Daphnie
A feminine name of Greek origin meaning "laurel", symbolizing honor and victory.
Name Census estimates that about 840 living Americans carry the first name Daphnie. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Daphnie today is around 26 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Daphnie births was 2014 (36 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Daphnie. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
840
~ 1 in 408,041 Americans
Peak year
2014
36 babies that year
Average age
26
years old
2024 SSA rank
#6,430
Tracked since 1962
Popularity
Daphnie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Daphnie from the 1960s through to the 2020s, spanning 7 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 219 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Daphnie remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Daphnie by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Daphnie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Daphnies live
The SSA's state-level files cover 3 states and territories. California, Texas, Florida recorded the most babies named Daphnie, while Florida, Texas, California recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 33 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Daphnie
The name Daphnie is derived from the Greek Daphne, which in turn comes from the ancient Greek word "daphne" meaning laurel tree or bay tree. The laurel tree was considered sacred in ancient Greek mythology and was associated with the goddess Artemis and the god Apollo.
In Greek mythology, Daphne was a beautiful naiad, or minor female nature deity, who was pursued by the relentless Apollo. To escape his advances, she called upon the river god Peneus to transform her into a laurel tree. The motif of Daphne's metamorphosis has been a popular subject in art and literature throughout the ages.
The name Daphne first appears in written records in ancient Greece, where it was a relatively common name for women. One of the earliest recorded examples is Daphne, a priestess of the oracle at Delphi in the 4th century BC.
In the Middle Ages, the name Daphne fell out of favor, likely due to its pagan associations. However, it experienced a revival during the Renaissance period, inspired by a renewed interest in classical Greek and Roman culture.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Daphnie was Daphnie du Maurier (1907-1989), a British novelist and playwright best known for her novels "Rebecca" and "The Birds."
Another notable Daphnie was Daphnie Oram (1925-2003), a British composer and electronic music pioneer who worked at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop in the 1950s and 1960s.
In the realm of classical music, Daphnie Evanghélatos (1936-2001) was a Greek soprano who had a distinguished career performing works by composers such as Stravinsky and Xenakis.
Daphnie Hampson (born 1939) is a British operatic soprano who has been particularly acclaimed for her interpretations of works by Handel and Mozart.
Daphnie Matziaraki (born 1983) is a Greek operatic soprano who has performed leading roles in operas by composers such as Verdi and Puccini.
People
Daphnie + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Daphnie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with D
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Daphnie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Daphnie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 840 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Daphnie going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 408,041 US residents.
Is Daphnie a common name?
We classify Daphnie as "Very Rare". It ranks above 88.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 873 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Daphnie most popular?
The single biggest year for Daphnie was 2014, when 36 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Daphnie is about 26 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Daphnie a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Daphnie in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.