Daphne · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1886

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 140 recorded years as a table

Daphne, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1886	42
1887	41
1888	28
1889	50
1890	79
1891	43
1892	57
1893	47
1894	67
1895	51
1896	63
1897	77
1898	54
1899	51
1900	57
1901	54
1902	61
1903	53
1904	44
1905	34
1906	71
1907	44
1908	60
1909	72
1910	43
1911	43
1912	50
1913	45
1914	49
1915	66
1916	61
1917	63
1918	79
1919	73
1920	87
1921	84
1922	88
1923	89
1924	91
1925	99
1926	89
1927	83
1928	93
1929	82
1930	86
1931	71
1932	80
1933	84
1934	68
1935	68
1936	76
1937	88
1938	45
1939	51
1940	86
1941	92
1942	78
1943	74
1944	85
1945	80
1946	87
1947	101
1948	98
1949	120
1950	147
1951	123
1952	142
1953	137
1954	133
1955	128
1956	130
1957	154
1958	195
1959	157
1960	146
1961	332
1962	575
1963	481
1964	404
1965	363
1966	365
1967	366
1968	390
1969	380
1970	391
1971	468
1972	365
1973	368
1974	343
1975	263
1976	300
1977	226
1978	196
1979	187
1980	172
1981	164
1982	175
1983	183
1984	167
1985	160
1986	143
1987	137
1988	156
1989	120
1990	141
1991	119
1992	119
1993	116
1994	157
1995	128
1996	137
1997	140
1998	161
1999	183
2000	218
2001	332
2002	259
2003	252
2004	260
2005	281
2006	251
2007	266
2008	302
2009	353
2010	348
2011	383
2012	422
2013	443
2014	514
2015	484
2016	462
2017	470
2018	475
2019	437
2020	466
2021	672
2022	690
2023	789
2024	968
2025	1,083

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Compared with the country as a whole, pooled over 2023–2025.

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District of Columbia 5.3×
Idaho 2.4×
New Mexico 2.2×
Utah 2.0×
Oregon 2.0×

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More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 1,740
Rank in 2025: #178
How rare: 1 in 923 girls
Since 1886: 44,182

Most popular in 2025, at 1,083 per million girls born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 124% per million girls born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
District of Columbia	5.3×	33
Idaho	2.4×	47
New Mexico	2.2×	30
Utah	2.0×	97
Oregon	2.0×	74

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.