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Daphanie
How to Pronounce Daphanie
Pronounced DAF-uh-nee /ˈdæf.ə.ni/Medium
Meaning: Daphanie is a phonetic, extended spelling of Daphne, the Greek name meaning laurel or bay tree. In myth Daphne was the nymph transformed into a laurel to escape Apollo, and Daphanie carries that same botanical meaning under a more elaborate spelling.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Daphanie is a creative respelling of Daphne, the classical Greek name meaning laurel or bay tree. The original belonged to a mountain nymph in Greek myth who was turned into a laurel to escape the god Apollo, and the laurel became a symbol of honor. The stretched-out Daphanie spelling appears in United States birth records from the early nineteen-seventies, part of a wave of embellished spellings of familiar names.
It never became common, given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its high, so a Daphanie from that time would be in her fifties today. Parents attracted to the sound generally settle on the classic Daphne, which has quietly gained ground with the vintage revival.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Daphanie mean?
It is a respelling of Daphne, from the Greek daphne meaning laurel or bay tree.
How do you pronounce Daphanie?
It's said DAF-uh-nee /ˈdæf.ə.ni/, three syllables stressed at the front.
Is Daphanie a boy or girl name?
Daphanie is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Daphanie?
It has always been rare, given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its early-nineteen-seventies peak.