Daphne

“Laurel tree” — Greek origin

Girl's name · #178 in the US (2025) · Comeback

Daphne was #513 in 1950, slipped to #914 by 1993, and reached #178 in 2025 — its highest rank ever. Roughly 44,000 girls have been named Daphne since 1886.

Around the world: about 1 in 600 girls in New Zealand (2025) · about 1 in 650 girls in England & Wales (2025) · about 1 in 750 girls in Scotland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 43 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Daphnes

Daphne du Maurier — British writer (1907–1989)
Daphne Caruana Galizia — Maltese journalist and blogger (1964-2017)
Daphne Zuniga — American actress
Daphne Koller — Israeli-American computer scientist
Daphne Akhurst — Australian tennis player (1903–1933)

In stories & tradition

Daphne — Metamorphoses
Daphne Blake — Scooby-Doo · Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
Daphne Duck — The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck

What Daphnes become

Among 349 notable people named Daphne:

Entertainers appear 1.7× more often than among typical names — e.g. Daphne Zuniga, American actress.

Similar names: Dafne · Phoebe · Danna · June · Stevie · Elaine

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