Girls' name · since 1951
Darah
1,085 babies named Darah in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,098 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,382 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,085
- born since 1951
- 1980s
- peak decade
1,085 babies have been named Darah since 1951, making it today's #4382 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Darah recorded 1,085 times among girls since 1951, holding rank #4382 nationally today, ahead of 75% of girls, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 2025.
- #7,098 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,382 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,085 born since 1951
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Darah ranks #7,098 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,382 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,085 born since 1951, peaking in the 1980s.
- #7,098 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,382 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,085
- born since 1951
- 1980s
- peak decade
Darah's 1,085 recorded births place it above 90.18% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Darah compares
1,085 Top 31% higher than 69% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Darah's all-time total is 189% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Darah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,085 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 35 | 21 | 19,840 |
Darah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Darah splits its recorded history at 1994: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1958 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1988 peak of 35 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Darah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–2025
- Peak year (1988)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 75 years of records
Darah by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (248 births, 23% of the file).
1980s was Darah's strongest decade.
248 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Darah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 20
1950s
20 births
- 1960s 40
1960s
40 births
- 1970s 92
1970s
92 births
- 1980s
1980s
248 births
- 1990s
1990s
231 births
- 2000s
2000s
197 births
- 2010s
2010s
132 births
- 2020s
2020s
125 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 248 births (23% of all-time use).
How Darah compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Darah's total volume
Darah by state
Where Darah concentrates geographically, total births since 1951
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 19 | 1.8% |
| #2 | New York | | 16 | 1.5% |
| #3 | Texas | | 12 | 1.1% |
| #4 | California | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.6% |
19 of 1,085 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Darah's data
- Darah's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (248 total births) through the 2020s (125) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Darahs (19 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Darah
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Darah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~74 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, 1951–2025 (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 Darah 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.