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Baby name
Daphne
Girl
Origin of the name
Daphne comes from the ancient Greek daphnē, “laurel.” In Greek myth, the nymph Daphne, pursued by Apollo, was turned into a laurel tree.
Rising name
44,182births since 1880
2020sgeneration
No. 178rank at its peak, in 2025
Where babies named Daphne are born
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Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Daphne is most common in North Carolina (1.6 times), Oregon (1.6) and Utah (1.5), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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