Daphne
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning laurel tree.
Babies a year
390
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#178
up from #192
UK popularity
#125
390 babies · up from #150
How Daphne has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #378 |
| 2016 | #407 |
| 2017 | #385 |
| 2018 | #384 |
| 2019 | #435 |
| 2020 | #414 |
| 2021 | #289 |
| 2022 | #278 |
| 2023 | #241 |
| 2024 | #192 |
| 2025 | #178 |
In 2025, 390 babies in England and Wales were named Daphne. In the US, 807 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Daphne was most common in 1970, when it went to 0.04% of American babies of that sex.
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