Girls' name · since 1956
Darbie
Darbie has 397 recorded births since 1956 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1995 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,568 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 397
- born since 1956
- 1990s
- peak decade
Darbie is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 397 have been recorded since 1956.
Social Security Administration records show Darbie recorded 397 times among girls since 1956, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 2017.
- #13,568 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 397 born since 1956
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Darbie ranks #13,568 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 397 born since 1956, peaking in the 1990s.
- #13,568 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 397
- born since 1956
- 1990s
- peak decade
Darbie's 397 recorded births place it above 81.21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Darbie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Darbie's full recorded timeline at 1984, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1956, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1995 peak of 23 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Darbie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–2017
- Peak year (1995)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
Darbie by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (119 births, 30% of the file).
1990s was Darbie's strongest decade.
119 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Darbie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
- 1960s
1960s
57 births
- 1970s
1970s
75 births
- 1980s
1980s
53 births
- 1990s
1990s
119 births
- 2000s
2000s
77 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 119 births (30% of all-time use).
Darbie by state
Where Darbie concentrates geographically, total births since 1956
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.3% |
5 of 397 births nationwide.
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What to do with Darbie's data
- Darbie's decade-level peak was the 1990s (119 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Darbies (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Darbie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~61 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, 1956–2017 (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 Darbie 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.