Girls' name · since 1950
Darci
Since 1950, U.S. Social Security records show 6,566 babies named Darci, peaking in 1980. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,152 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,791 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,566
- born since 1950
- 1970s
- peak decade
6,566 babies have been named Darci since 1950, making it today's #4791 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Darci has been recorded 6,566 times among girls since 1950, currently ranked #4791 nationally and more common than 72% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1950 to 2025.
- #2,152 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,791 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 6,566 born since 1950
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Darci ranks #2,152 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,791 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 6,566 born since 1950, peaking in the 1970s.
- #2,152 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,791 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,566
- born since 1950
- 1970s
- peak decade
Darci's 6,566 recorded births place it above 97.02% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
31 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Darci compares
6,566 Top 12% higher than 88% 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
Darci's all-time total is 17x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Darci | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,566 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 242 | 21 | 19,840 |
Darci's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Darci's full recorded timeline at 1988, 27% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 73% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1951, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1980 peak of 242 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Darci popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1950–2025
- Peak year (1980)
- 242
- Annual births at peak, across 76 years of records
Darci by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (1,817 births, 28% of the file).
1970s was Darci's strongest decade.
1,817 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Darci births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 280
1950s
280 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,409 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,817 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,540 births
- 1990s 671
1990s
671 births
- 2000s 373
2000s
373 births
- 2010s 269
2010s
269 births
- 2020s 207
2020s
207 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 1,817 births (28% of all-time use).
How Darci 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 Darci's total volume
Darci by state
Where Darci concentrates geographically, total births since 1950
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 617 | 9.4% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 297 | 4.5% |
| #3 | Iowa | | 288 | 4.4% |
| #4 | Washington | | 280 | 4.3% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 240 | 3.7% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 236 | 3.6% |
| #7 | New York | | 218 | 3.3% |
| #8 | Oregon | | 191 | 2.9% |
617 of 6,566 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 31 reporting states.
Darci appears in 31 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Darci's data
- Darci's decade-level peak was the 1970s (1,817 total births); usage has since declined to 207 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Darcis (617 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Darci: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~75 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, 1950–2025 (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 Darci 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.