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Daphne

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Daphne: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Daphne: Recorded since 1964, its highest recorded position is #125, reached in 2025.

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #125 to #3126.200020052010201520202025#125#3126
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
View as table
England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#3126
1997#2411
1998#1571
1999#1557
2000#1831
2001#2023
2002#1530
2003#1843
2004#1158
2005#1406
2006#1660
2007#1573
2008#1447
2009#1055
2010#896
2011#858
2012#825
2013#750
2014#645
2015#496
2016#516
2017#472
2018#382
2019#382
2020#320
2021#234
2022#190
2023#172
2024#150
2025#125

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Republic of Ireland in 27 of the 62 years from 1964 to 2025.

In 2025: #125 among girls in England and Wales, #413 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1964–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Daphne across 2 registrars

  • Its best recorded position is recent in England and Wales, where the name was at or near its peak within two years of the latest list.
  • The longest ranked record is in Republic of Ireland, from 1964 to 2025.
Republic of Ireland
Best: #227 in 1965Latest: #413 in 2025

#227 in 1965

England and Wales
Best: #125 in 2025Latest: #125 in 2025

#125 in 2025

Each panel runs 1964 to 2025, top of the panel is #1 on a log scale, with guide lines at #1 and #100. Filled dot: best rank. Open dot: latest rank. Read from 2 official registrars with at least 10 ranked years. Where a registrar publishes separate lists by sex, the better rank for each year is used. A 'meaningful' move is 10 or more places. Lists start in different years, so an earlier first year shows the list is older, not that the name arrived there first, and a best rank in the first years of a list is not compared as a peak. Ranks show position, and cannot show why a name moved.

Rank summary for Daphne by registrar
RegistrarRanked yearsBest rankLatest rankTen years to latest rank
Republic of Ireland1964–2025#227 (1965)#413 (2025)Not available
England and Wales1996–2025#125 (2025)#125 (2025)Up 371
Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1964

    First recorded at #234 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1996–2025

    Highest recorded position: #125 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025 (recorded 1996–2025).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #125 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1964 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #125 in England and Wales in 2025.

Daphne's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#125390HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#150338HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#172299HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#190268HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#234214HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#320142HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#382115HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#382117HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#47293HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#51683HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#49687HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#64562HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#75052HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#82546HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#85842HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#89639HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#105530HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#144719HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#157316HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#166014HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#140616HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#115820HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#184310HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#153012HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#20238HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#18319HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#155711HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#157111HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#24116HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#31264HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandfemale#4139HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandfemale#4418HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandfemale#4049HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandfemale#5596HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandfemale#39010HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandfemale#5446HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandfemale#7344HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandfemale#8733HighVerified
1992Republic of Irelandfemale#5233HighVerified
1990Republic of Irelandfemale#5173HighVerified
1988Republic of Irelandfemale#4424HighVerified
1986Republic of Irelandfemale#4584HighVerified
1980Republic of Irelandfemale#3528HighVerified
1979Republic of Irelandfemale#4205HighVerified
1978Republic of Irelandfemale#5223HighVerified
1977Republic of Irelandfemale#31110HighVerified
1974Republic of Irelandfemale#4284HighVerified
1973Republic of Irelandfemale#3318HighVerified
1972Republic of Irelandfemale#3327HighVerified
1971Republic of Irelandfemale#3835HighVerified
1970Republic of Irelandfemale#3077HighVerified
1969Republic of Irelandfemale#26510HighVerified
1968Republic of Irelandfemale#3275HighVerified
1967Republic of Irelandfemale#2886HighVerified
1966Republic of Irelandfemale#2369HighVerified
1965Republic of Irelandfemale#22710HighVerified
1964Republic of Irelandfemale#2349HighVerified
2024Scotlandfemale#4766HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Daphne is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Daphne, between 1964 and 2025, in 49 of those 62 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1964Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1965Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1966Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1967Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1968Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1969Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1970Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1971Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1972Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1973Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1974Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1977Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1978Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1979Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1980Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1986Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1988Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1990Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1992Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2017Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2018Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2020Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2021Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2022Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2023Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2024Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2025Republic of Ireland: highest position in 1965England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2025ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202419642025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Republic of Ireland1964–202527#227 in 1965
England and Wales1996–202530#125 in 2025
Scotland20241#476 in 2024

Its high point came 60 years earlier in Republic of Ireland (1965) than in England and Wales (2025).

No registrar recorded it for 5 years after 1980; it appears again in 1986.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Daphne

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
3 official registrars, 1964–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1964 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #125 in England and Wales in 2025. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.