Is Daphne a boy or girl name?
Daphne is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 1,564 girls and 0 boys were named Daphne, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 42,441 US babies named Daphne were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #192
- Babies named Daphne since 1886
- 42,441
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 1,564 babies
Boys and girls named Daphne, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 26 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 131 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 162 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 498 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 1,057 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 764 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 1,321 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 2,789 | 100% |
| 1960s | 7 | 6,933 | 99.9% |
| 1970s | 0 | 4,827 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 2,699 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 2,519 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 5,125 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 7,768 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 5,815 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 1,564 | #192 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 1,265 | #241 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 1,132 | #279 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 1,102 | #289 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 752 | #415 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 734 | #435 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 808 | #384 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 812 | #385 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 819 | #407 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 864 | #378 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 919 | #355 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 777 | #396 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 744 | #421 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 673 | #451 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 618 | #489 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 649 | #477 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 571 | #539 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 512 | #584 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 478 | #611 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 520 | #554 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 477 | #589 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 460 | #594 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 465 | #569 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 597 | #466 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 396 | #633 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 324 | #696 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 284 | #758 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 244 | #843 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 241 | #832 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 225 | #863 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 280 | #742 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 210 | #914 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 220 | #894 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 223 | #884 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 268 | #765 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 222 | #843 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 277 | #692 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 238 | #754 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 245 | #726 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 276 | #657 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 281 | #630 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 305 | #585 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 296 | #606 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 273 | #647 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 286 | #637 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 300 | #601 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 301 | #571 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 347 | #528 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 440 | #443 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 383 | #479 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 503 | #402 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 536 | #382 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 556 | #383 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 778 | #335 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 683 | #360 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 641 | #362 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 640 | #351 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 605 | #364 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 617 | #365 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 641 | #356 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 766 | #344 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 926 | #306 |
| 1962 | 7 | #3,376 | 1,132 | #266 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 670 | #371 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 295 | #572 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 318 | #545 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 393 | #478 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 313 | #542 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 262 | #582 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 250 | #578 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 259 | #554 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 257 | #540 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 264 | #521 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 221 | #578 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 252 | #513 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 205 | #579 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 166 | #645 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 179 | #627 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 136 | #684 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 104 | #732 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 113 | #705 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 103 | #764 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 106 | #725 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 111 | #671 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 98 | #703 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 56 | #940 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,011 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 94 | #704 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 79 | #758 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 71 | #806 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 71 | #797 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 85 | #704 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 85 | #731 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 76 | #769 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 97 | #701 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 91 | #731 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 107 | #674 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 99 | #724 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 105 | #710 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 120 | #677 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 114 | #695 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 107 | #705 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 106 | #706 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 104 | #719 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 104 | #712 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 82 | #780 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 91 | #749 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 68 | #830 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 64 | #848 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 65 | #812 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 37 | #973 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,027 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 28 | #962 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 18 | #1,039 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 17 | #1,080 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 25 | #818 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 20 | #888 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 14 | #1,046 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 21 | #800 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,253 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 12 | #1,058 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 14 | #938 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 16 | #877 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 13 | #926 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 17 | #926 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 12 | #940 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 14 | #928 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 18 | #743 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 15 | #847 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 12 | #941 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 15 | #791 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 10 | #968 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 12 | #865 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,028 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 15 | #696 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 9 | #917 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,329 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,061 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,011 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Daphne reached #3,376 in 1962. As a girl name, it reached #192 in 2024. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.