Given name
Dafnee
“laurel”
Dafnee is a variant of Daphne. One interpretation is “laurel.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Dafnee is a variant of Daphne. One interpretation is “laurel.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Dafnee 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 2005. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Dafnee 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
Dafnee through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 39
- 0 boys · 39 girls
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2018. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 7 in 2008.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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