Recorded 1946–1993 Girls' name Peak 1957 543 births

Darcia — girls' name

543 babies named Darcia in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 1957. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s281950s1641960s1431970s1191980s651990s24
1950s
Peak decade

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

1957
Single peak year

28 babies were named Darcia in 1957 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Darcia

The Social Security Administration has registered 543 babies named Darcia between 1946 and 1993, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Darcia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1957, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Darcia performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 164 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Darcia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Darcia 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 543 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.

Darcia at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

543

Since 1946

48 years of records

Peak year

1957

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1946

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 1993

Darcia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1946

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1957)
28
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
0102030 199319861979197319671961195519491946 8

Darcia by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
164 births that decade — 30% of Darcia's all-time total
1940s281950s1641960s1431970s1191980s651990s24

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Darcia?
543 babies have been named Darcia since 1946. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1957 with 28 births.
When was Darcia most popular?
Darcia was most popular in the 1950s decade with 164 total births. The single peak year was 1957.
How long has the name Darcia been used?
Darcia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1946, spanning 48 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Darcia?
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, 1946–1993 (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.