Daphne is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning “laurel.” In 2024 it was given to 1,564 girls in the United States.
Daphne belongs to the Greek tradition. Its meaning — “laurel” — is the sense carried by its Greek roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Daphne first appears in Social Security records in 1886. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #192 in 2024, and in 2024 1,564 babies received the name — 42,434 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Daphne means “laurel” in its Greek roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Daphne is a girl name. In 2024, 1,564 babies received the name in the US.
Daphne comes from the Greek tradition.
Daphne first appears in US records in 1886. Its best-ever ranking was #192 in 2024, and 1,564 babies were given the name in 2024.
Daphne is pronounced /ˈdæfni/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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