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Daphne
Pronounced /ˈdæfni/
Rank in 2024
#191
Born in 2024
1,564
Peak year
2024 · #191
Origin
Ancient Greek
1880 to 2024
RisingIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 1,564 girls were named Daphne, about 1 in every 1,031.
- 2024 is its biggest year on record.
- It first shows up in the records in 1886.
- 42,434 girls have been named Daphne since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Daphne per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- <0.1Greatest1901–27
- <0.1Silent1928–45
- 0.2Boomers1946–64
- 0.3Gen X1965–80
- 0.1Millennials1981–96
- 0.3Gen Z1997–12
- 0.6Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 1,502 babies, 0.07 per 1,000. Silent: 1,597 babies, 0.08 per 1,000. Boomers: 7,264 babies, 0.20 per 1,000. Gen X: 8,257 babies, 0.32 per 1,000. Millennials: 4,080 babies, 0.14 per 1,000. Gen Z: 8,012 babies, 0.28 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 11,548 babies, 0.57 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
Borrowed from Ancient Greek δάφνη (dáphnē, “laurel, bay”).
- A female given name from Ancient Greek.
- Origin
- Ancient Greek
- Say it
- /ˈdæfni/
From Wiktionary’s entry for Daphne, CC BY-SA 4.0.