Girls' name · since 1884
Darcus
Since 1884, U.S. Social Security records show 358 babies named Darcus, peaking in 1925. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,465 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 358
- born since 1884
- 1920s
- peak decade
Darcus is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 358 have been recorded since 1884.
Darcus has 358 recorded births among girls since 1884, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1884 to 1985.
- #14,465 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 358 born since 1884
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Darcus ranks #14,465 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 358 born since 1884, peaking in the 1920s.
- #14,465 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 358
- born since 1884
- 1920s
- peak decade
Darcus's 358 recorded births place it above 79.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Darcus's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Darcus splits its recorded history at 1941: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1884 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1925 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Darcus popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1884–1985
- Peak year (1925)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 102 years of records
Darcus popularity over time - boys
11 total births recorded since 1973 (Darcus as boys' name)
Darcus by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (80 births, 22% of the file).
1920s was Darcus's strongest decade.
80 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Darcus births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1910s 24
1910s
24 births
- 1920s
1920s
80 births
- 1930s
1930s
62 births
- 1940s
1940s
38 births
- 1950s
1950s
69 births
- 1960s
1960s
51 births
- 1970s 23
1970s
23 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 80 births (22% of all-time use).
Darcus by state
Where Darcus concentrates geographically, total births since 1884
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 1.4% |
5 of 358 births nationwide.
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What to do with Darcus's data
- Darcus's decade-level peak was the 1920s (80 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Darcuss (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Darcus: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1925)
Similar record span (~101 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, 1884–1985 (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 Darcus 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.