Dafne
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning laurel tree; a form of Daphne.
Dafne by the numbers
In 2025, 9 babies in England and Wales were named Dafne. In the US, 97 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 224 babies in 2001, making it a 2000s name.
Other names that come from Daphne
Like Dafne, each of these traces back to Daphne: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Dafne. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Dafne
Names that are said the same way as Dafne, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a tree
Like Dafne, each of these has a tree in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Oliviaolive tree; symbol of peace18,642 in the US (2017)
- Hazelthe hazel tree; hazel-eyed5,019 in the US (2017)
- Rowanlittle red one; the rowan tree1,398 in England and Wales (2025)
- Willowthe willow tree; grace, flexibility1,384 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ashleyash tree meadow2,549 in the US (2017)
- Arlofortified hill; barberry tree2,083 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Dafne
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