Daphne Zuniga
There are approximately 7 people named Daphne Zuniga living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 48,964,905 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Daphne with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Zuniga. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
7
1 in 48,964,905
Named Daphne
36K
Alive today
Named Zuniga
64K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 36K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Female
Peak year: 2024
Average age: 33
Top Census group: White (53.0%)
Estimated bearers: 64K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #587
Per 100K: 18.69
Top ancestry: Hispanic (93.5%)
First name trend
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.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Daphne
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Daphne, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 53.0%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Daphne described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Daphne at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White53.0% · 17,799
- Black or African American22.8% · 7,652
- Hispanic or Latino13.9% · 4,664
- Asian and Pacific Islander5.4% · 1,809
- Two or more races4.3% · 1,455
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 219
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Zuniga surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Zuniga, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is Hispanic at 93.5%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Zuniga described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Zuniga at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- Hispanic or Latino93.5% · 52,237
- White4.6% · 2,550
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.9% · 499
- Black or African American0.5% · 305
- Two or more races0.3% · 154
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.2% · 120
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Daphne has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0106% of the US population, based on 36,293 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Daphne right now.
The surname Zuniga appears at a rate of 18.69 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0187%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 7 people with the full name Daphne Zuniga. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people named Daphne
FAQ
Daphne Zuniga: questions and answers
How many people are named Daphne Zuniga?
We estimate approximately 7 people in the United States share the full name Daphne Zuniga. That works out to about 1 in 48,964,905 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0106%) with the surname frequency (18.69 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Daphne Zuniga?
We classify Daphne Zuniga as "Very Rare". About 1 in 48,964,905 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Daphne a male or female name?
Daphne is predominantly female. Out of 42,441 total SSA registrations, 0.0% were male and 100.0% were female. See the full Daphne profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people have the full name Daphne Zuniga?
If you just want to know how many people are called Daphne Zuniga, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.