Given name
Dafne
“laurel”
Dafne is a variant of Daphne. One interpretation is “laurel.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Dafne is a variant of Daphne. One interpretation is “laurel.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Dafne is a variant of Daphne. An origin associated with Daphne is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1988. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Dafne is a variant of Daphne. The history of Daphne gives this family its wider story. In Greek mythology, Daphne is associated with a nymph.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Dafne through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,523
- 0 boys · 3,523 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 309 babies
- 2025
- 237
- #1,047 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +135%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 237 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,047 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 134.5% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (31). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,452 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Dafne’s family of names
Dafne has a related form in Daphne. In Polish usage, Dafne has a conventional equivalent in the English form Daphne.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Dafne has relatives in 3 languages.
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Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Dafne
- Dafne KeenSpanish-British actress (born 2005)
- Dafne SchippersDutch heptathlete and sprinterborn 1992
- Dafne FernándezSpanish actor, singer and dancerborn 1985
- Dafne NavarroMexican trampoline gymnastborn 1996
- Dafne MolinaMexican beauty pageant contestantborn 1982
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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