Is Daphney a boy or girl name?

Daphney is a girl’s name. Of the 1,513 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Daphney

Recorded 1930–2025 · United States

Daphney was most popular in 2001, when 49 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,938 that year. In 2025 it ranked #20,040, with 7 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,513 people named Daphney.

Daphney over time

Births per year. The dot marks Daphney’s peak in 2001. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Daphney a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Daphney is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,513 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.

Names that peaked alongside Daphney

Where Daphney is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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