Given name
Daphney
“laurel”
Daphney is a variant of Daphne. One interpretation is “laurel.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Daphney is a variant of Daphne. One interpretation is “laurel.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Daphney 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 1930. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Daphney 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
Daphney through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,513
- 0 boys · 1,513 girls
- Most popular year
- 2001
- 49 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #12,209 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −12%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 12,209 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 11.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 49 in 2001. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,708 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.
Daphney’s family of names
Daphney has a related form in Daphne.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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