girl · greek
Daphne
say it daf-nee
What Daphne means
- Greek laurel; nymph turned into a laurel tree Greek myth: Daphne, nymph turned into a laurel to escape Apollo
How popular it is
Its use is rising over the last ten years.
- no. 166 in England & Wales (2024)
- no. 213 in Australia (2024)
- no. 230 in the US (2024)
- no. 246 in Ontario & Quebec (2020)
- no. 246 in France (2019)
- no. 295 in Scotland (2025)
- no. 322 in Chile (2021)
- no. 329 in New Zealand (2023)
In the United States it was most popular around 2020.
Other forms
Dafne, Dafni
Names with a similar meaning
Laura Willow Lina Hazel Rowan Oakley Olive Holly Lennox Ashley Magnolia Oaklynn
Daphne in stories
- Bridgerton: Daphne Bridgerton, the eldest Bridgerton daughter
- Scooby-Doo: Daphne Blake, the fashionable sleuth
- Frasier: Daphne Moon, the psychic physical therapist
- Bridgerton: Daphne Bridgerton, the eldest daughter