Given name
Daphni
“laurel”
Daphni is a variant of Daphne. One interpretation is “laurel.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Daphni is a variant of Daphne. One interpretation is “laurel.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Daphni 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 1999. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Daphni 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
Daphni through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 43
- 0 boys · 43 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 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 7 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Daphni
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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