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Dafne

100% girls · 237 born in 2025

Dafne has been given to about 3,523 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2024, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 3,500
Median age today13 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Dafne per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2024 · 309
  • Born in 2025237
  • All time3,523
  • England & Wales, 20259

How popular is Dafne?

Its best year was 2024, when 309 babies were given the name, ranking 873rd. The typical living American called Dafne is about 13 years old today. It is relatively most common in South Carolina, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Dafne

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Daphne0.93
  2. Jane0.70
  3. Anne0.70
  4. Jayne0.70
  5. Layne0.70
  6. Rayne0.70
  7. Davie0.70
  8. Dianne0.66

Middle names for Dafne

Ranked by flow score
  1. Dafne Noelle0.83
  2. Dafne Frances0.80
  3. Dafne Belle0.80
  4. Dafne Hazel0.80
  5. Dafne Violet0.79
  6. Dafne Margaret0.76

Sibling names for Dafne

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Cielosister · 0.98
  2. Jahmirbrother · 0.97
  3. Soleilsister · 0.97
  4. Keziahsister · 0.96
  5. Kyrenbrother · 0.95
  6. Koenbrother · 0.95

Where Dafne is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. South Carolina0.02%
  2. New Jersey0.02%
  3. Maryland0.02%
  4. Tennessee0.02%
  5. Kentucky0.02%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Dafne Wilson0.75
  2. Dafne Williams0.75
  3. Dafne Walker0.75
  4. Dafne Turner0.75
  5. Dafne Torres0.75
  6. Dafne Thompson0.75

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Dafne

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. France1900–2025

Dafne across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.