Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Daphine isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1914. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Daphine through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,497
- 0 boys · 1,497 girls
- Most popular year
- 1962
- 49 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 2010. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 49 in 1962. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 853 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.
Daphine’s family of names
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love Daphine, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Delphine
“woman from Delphi; resembling a dolphin”
>99% girls
Janine
“God is gracious”
>99% girls
Debbie
“bee”
>99% girls
Darlene
“ouf little darling”
>99% girls
Deirdre
“a brokenhearted or raging woman”
>99% girls
Dori
“a gift of God” · “of the ancient Greek tribe, the Dorians”
>99% girls
Denise
“follower of Dionysus”
>99% girls
Kathrine
“one who is pure; virginal”
>99% girls