Daphne
Daphne is a female given name: 100% of people named Daphne are women, and it is recorded as female in 9 of the 9 countries covered.
Daphne · Daphné
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 0% male / 100% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Great Britain, Netherlands
- Also spelled
- Daphné
- US births since 1880
- 7 male / 35,059 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Daphne
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Daphne," in English, "Guten Tag Daphne," in German. Daphne is a female given name: about 100% of people named Daphne are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Daphne,
German
Guten Tag Daphne,
French
Bonjour Daphne,
Spanish
Estimado/a Daphne:
Chinese
Daphne您好：
Japanese
Daphne様
English
Hi Daphne,
German
Hi Daphne,
French
Salut Daphne,
Spanish
Hola Daphne,
Chinese
Daphne你好：
Japanese
Daphneさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | common | woman's name | 0% |
| Great Britain | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Netherlands | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Belgium | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Ireland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Austria | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Germany | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| France | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
7 male · 35,059 female · 35,066 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Daphne a male or female name?
Daphne is a female given name: 100% of people named Daphne are women, and it is recorded as female in 9 of the 9 countries covered.
How do I address Daphne in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Daphne," in English, "Guten Tag Daphne," in German. Daphne is a female given name: about 100% of people named Daphne are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Daphne a unisex name?
Daphne is not a unisex name: 0% of people named Daphne are men. Daphne leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Daphne a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/daphne (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_daphne,
title = {Is Daphne a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/daphne},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}