Daphne

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Daphne is a feminine given name of Greek origin meaning laurel.

From Wikipedia

Daphne first appears in the data in 1945 and has been recorded in 65 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1997 with 600 babies (rank #15 that year). It was not in the 2017 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Daphne

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Daphne yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

3Destiny numberThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
6PersonalityThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

11,859

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

600

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Also a character in

In Bridgerton: Daphne Bridgerton — eldest sister, diamond of the season
In Greek Mythology: Daphne — nymph turned laurel

Famous people named Daphne

Daphne du Maurierscience fiction writer · b. 1907
Daphne Caruana Galiziainvestigative journalist · b. 1964
Daphne Zunigafilm actor · b. 1962
Daphne Kollerartificial intelligence researcher · b. 1968

More popular girls' names

Other girls' names starting with D

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1945	3	#69
1948	2	#59
1950	2	#12
1953	3	#889
1954	3	#894
1955	2	#975
1956	2	#979
1957	9	#654
1958	17	#502
1959	20	#490
1960	21	#479
1961	35	#374
1962	30	#415
1963	39	#351
1964	53	#294
1965	47	#324
1966	66	#247
1967	78	#209
1968	86	#204
1969	101	#185
1970	141	#145
1971	149	#135
1972	135	#144
1973	155	#113
1974	140	#119
1975	158	#103
1976	217	#78
1977	156	#104
1978	161	#109
1979	157	#106
1980	165	#107
1981	178	#105
1982	179	#101
1983	200	#82
1984	291	#52
1985	299	#54
1986	312	#51
1987	302	#54
1988	315	#50
1989	317	#51
1990	337	#46
1991	350	#43
1992	329	#40
1993	357	#39
1994	371	#37
1995	393	#29
1996	520	#20
1997	600	#15
1998	483	#29
1999	433	#30
2000	333	#47
2001	287	#56
2002	304	#52
2003	267	#55
2004	269	#57
2005	223	#64
2006	198	#75
2007	194	#75
2008	163	#91
2009	158	#99
2010	123	#122
2011	116	#126
2012	110	#124
2013	95	#139
2014	100	#132