Recorded 1995–2005 Girls' name Peak 1995 25 births

Darbey — girls' name

25 babies named Darbey in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s152000s10
1990s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Darbey was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

5 babies were named Darbey in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Darbey

The Social Security Administration has registered 25 babies named Darbey between 1995 and 2005, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Darbey currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Darbey performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Darbey shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Darbey in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 25 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Darbey at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

25

Since 1995

11 years of records

Peak year

1995

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1995

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 2005

Darbey popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1995

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1995)
5
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
5 20052001199719961995 5

Darbey by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
15 births that decade — 60% of Darbey's all-time total
1990s152000s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Darbey?
25 babies have been named Darbey since 1995. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1995 with 5 births.
When was Darbey most popular?
Darbey was most popular in the 1990s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
How long has the name Darbey been used?
Darbey has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 11 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Darbey?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Darlene, Darla, Darcy, Dara, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1995–2005 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.