Recorded 1956–2017 Girls' name Peak 1995 397 births

Darbie — girls' name

397 babies named Darbie in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s101960s571970s751980s531990s1192000s772010s6
1990s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Darbie was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

23 babies were named Darbie in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Darbie

The Social Security Administration has registered 397 babies named Darbie between 1956 and 2017, spanning 62 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Darbie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Darbie performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 119 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Darbie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Darbie in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Darbie 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 397 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.

Darbie at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

397

Since 1956

62 years of records

Peak year

1995

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1956

Recorded for 62 years

Last year on file: 2017

Darbie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1956

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1995)
23
Annual births at peak — across 62 years of records
0510152025 201720031997199019811973196619571956 5

Darbie by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
119 births that decade — 30% of Darbie's all-time total
1950s101960s571970s751980s531990s1192000s772010s6

Darbie by state

Where Darbie concentrates geographically — total births since 1956

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Darbie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.3%
California share of Darbie's total US births 1.3%

5 of 397 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Darbie?
397 babies have been named Darbie since 1956. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1995 with 23 births.
When was Darbie most popular?
Darbie was most popular in the 1990s decade with 119 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
Where is Darbie most popular?
The top states for the name Darbie are California (5 births).
How long has the name Darbie been used?
Darbie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1956, spanning 62 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Darbie?
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, 1956–2017 (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.