Spellings
Daphne or Dafne?
In the US in 2025, 88% of babies in this name family were spelled Daphne and 12% Dafne. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.
Daphne88% of the family1,740 born in 2025#178 among girls×2 since 2015Dafne12% of the family237 born in 2025#1,047 among girls×3 since 2015Daphnée1% of the family11 born in 2025
Ten years ago
Daphne already led in 2015, with 90% of the family's births; it has 88% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 957 to 1,977 births (×2).
| Spelling | 2015 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daphne | 864 | 1,740 | ×2 |
| Dafne | 93 | 237 | ×3 |
How they sound
- Daphne /ˈdæfni/ (DAF-nee)
- Dafne /ˈdæfni/ (DAF-nee)
- Daphnée /dafˈne/ (daf-NAY)
In France
In France in 2025: Daphne 210 births (#259 among girls) and Daphnée 20 births. The other spellings are not given there often enough to be counted.
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.
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