Given name
Daphnee
“laurel”
Daphnee has a related form in Daphne. One interpretation is “laurel.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Daphnee has a related form in Daphne. One interpretation is “laurel.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Daphnee has a related form in 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 1970. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Daphnee has a related form in 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
Daphnee through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 418
- 0 boys · 418 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 18 babies
- 2025
- 11
- #9,001 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −17%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 11 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 9,001 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 17.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 18 in 2007. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 782 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.
Daphnee’s family of names
Daphnee has a related form in Daphne.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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