Is Daphna a boy or girl name?

Daphna is a girl’s name. Of the 648 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Daphna

Recorded 1909–2023 · United States

Daphna was most popular in 1916, when 20 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,165 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 648 people named Daphna.

Daphna over time

Births per year. The dot marks Daphna’s peak in 1916. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Daphna a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Daphna is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 648 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org