Girls' name · since 1924
Dainty
Since 1924, U.S. Social Security records show 23 babies named Dainty, peaking in 1928. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #44,013 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 23
- born since 1924
- 1920s
- peak decade
23 girls have been named Dainty since 1924, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dainty has been recorded 23 times among girls since 1924, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1924 to 1928.
- #44,013 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 23 born since 1924
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dainty ranks #44,013 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 23 born since 1924, peaking in the 1920s.
- #44,013 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 23
- born since 1924
- 1920s
- peak decade
Dainty's 23 recorded births place it above 38.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Dainty's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dainty splits its recorded history at 1926: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1924 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1928 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dainty popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–1928
- Peak year (1928)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
Dainty by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (23 births, 100% of the file).
1920s was Dainty's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Dainty births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 23 births (100% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Dainty: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1928)
Similar record span (~4 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1924–1928 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Dainty draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.