Daphane
A feminine name of Greek origin meaning "laurel tree".
Name Census estimates that about 418 living Americans carry the first name Daphane. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Daphane today is around 50 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Daphane births was 1962 (27 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Daphane. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
418
~ 1 in 819,986 Americans
Peak year
1962
27 babies that year
Average age
50
years old
2008 SSA rank
#15,879
Tracked since 1924
Census
Daphane in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 483 people with the first name Daphane, which placed it at #21,136 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#21,136
National first-name rank
People counted
483
483 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
53.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Daphane
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Daphane is Black at 53.4%. The next largest groups are White (32.7%) and Hispanic (8.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Daphane described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Daphane at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American53.4% · 258
- White32.7% · 158
- Hispanic or Latino8.5% · 41
- Two or more races3.1% · 15
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.1% · 10
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.2% · 1
Popularity
Daphane: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Daphane from the 1920s through to the 2000s, spanning 8 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1960s, with 150 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1960s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Daphane by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Daphane during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Daphanes live
Origin
Meaning and history of Daphane
The name Daphane is derived from the Greek word "daphne," which means "laurel tree." The laurel tree was sacred to the ancient Greeks and was associated with honor, victory, and poetic inspiration. The name has its roots in Greek mythology and literature.
In Greek mythology, Daphne was a naiad (a type of nymph) who was pursued by the god Apollo. To escape his unwanted advances, she transformed into a laurel tree. This story is recounted in Ovid's "Metamorphoses," a famous collection of mythological stories written in the 1st century AD.
The earliest recorded use of the name Daphane can be traced back to ancient Greece, where it was a relatively common name for women. One of the earliest known individuals with this name was Daphane of Cyzicus, a Greek woman who lived in the 5th century BC and was famous for her skill in weaving.
In the 3rd century BC, there was a Greek philosopher and mathematician named Daphne of Cyzicus, who is known for her contributions to the field of geometry. She is believed to have lived in the city of Cyzicus, located in what is now modern-day Turkey.
During the Byzantine era, there was a famous saint named Daphne of Constantinople, who lived in the 9th century AD. She was born into a wealthy family and later became a nun, known for her piety and charitable works.
Another notable individual with the name Daphane was Daphne du Maurier, a British author and playwright who lived from 1907 to 1989. She is best known for her novel "Rebecca," which was adapted into a famous film by Alfred Hitchcock.
In the world of classical music, there was a Greek soprano named Daphne Evangelatou, who was born in 1950 and gained international recognition for her performances in operas by composers such as Mozart, Verdi, and Puccini.
People
Daphane + last name combinations
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Related
Other names starting with D
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Daphane: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Daphane?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 418 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Daphane going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 819,986 US residents.
Is Daphane a common name?
We classify Daphane as "Very Rare". It ranks above 82.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 487 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Daphane most popular?
The single biggest year for Daphane was 1962, when 27 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Daphane is about 50 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Daphane in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 483 people with the name Daphane, or 0.16 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #21,136 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Daphane in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Daphane?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Daphane appears almost entirely female. Of the 484 people counted with this name, 99.2% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Daphane?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Daphane is Black at 53.4%. The next largest groups are White (32.7%) and Hispanic (8.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Daphane most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Daphane in the 2020 Census, accounting for 53.4% (258 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Daphane in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Daphane a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Daphane in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Daphane still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Daphane in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Daphane can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Daphane?
You can see how many Americans are named Daphane on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — same data roots, lighter UI.