Girls' name · since 1946
Darcia
Since 1946, U.S. Social Security records show 543 babies named Darcia, peaking in 1957. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,257 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 543
- born since 1946
- 1950s
- peak decade
Darcia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 543 have been recorded since 1946.
Social Security Administration records show Darcia recorded 543 times among girls since 1946, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1946 to 1993.
- #11,257 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 543 born since 1946
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Darcia ranks #11,257 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 543 born since 1946, peaking in the 1950s.
- #11,257 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 543
- born since 1946
- 1950s
- peak decade
Darcia's 543 recorded births place it above 84.41% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Darcia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Darcia splits its recorded history at 1970: 38% of all births land in the more recent half, 62% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1986 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1957 peak of 28 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Darcia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–1993
- Peak year (1957)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Darcia by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (164 births, 30% of the file).
1950s was Darcia's strongest decade.
164 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Darcia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 28
1940s
28 births
- 1950s
1950s
164 births
- 1960s
1960s
143 births
- 1970s
1970s
119 births
- 1980s 65
1980s
65 births
- 1990s 24
1990s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 164 births (30% of all-time use).
How Darcia 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 Darcia's total volume
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What to do with Darcia's data
- Darcia's decade-level peak was the 1950s (164 total births); usage has since declined to 24 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Darcia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1957)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1946–1993 (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 Darcia 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.