Girls' name · since 1920
Dardanella
50 babies named Dardanella in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #34,977 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 50
- born since 1920
- 1920s
- peak decade
Dardanella is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 50 have been recorded since 1920.
Social Security Administration records show Dardanella recorded 50 times among girls since 1920, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 1924.
- #34,977 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 50 born since 1920
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dardanella ranks #34,977 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 50 born since 1920, peaking in the 1920s.
- #34,977 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 50
- born since 1920
- 1920s
- peak decade
Dardanella's 50 recorded births place it above 51.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Dardanella's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dardanella's full recorded timeline at 1922, 24% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 76% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1922, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1920 peak of 23 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dardanella popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–1924
- Peak year (1920)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
Dardanella by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (50 births, 100% of the file).
1920s was Dardanella's strongest decade.
50 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Dardanella births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
50 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 50 births (100% of all-time use).
Dardanella by state
Where Dardanella concentrates geographically, total births since 1920
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 6 | 12.0% |
6 of 50 births nationwide.
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- Texas records the most Dardanellas (6 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Dardanella: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~4 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, 1920–1924 (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 Dardanella 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.