Boys' name · since 1924
Darden
Darden has 68 recorded births since 1924 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1924 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #19,998 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 68
- born since 1924
- 1930s
- peak decade
68 boys have been named Darden since 1924, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Darden has been recorded 68 times among boys since 1924, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1924 to 1958.
- #19,998 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 68 born since 1924
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Darden ranks #19,998 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 68 born since 1924, peaking in the 1930s.
- #19,998 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 68
- born since 1924
- 1930s
- peak decade
Darden's 68 recorded births place it above 55.85% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Darden's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Darden's SSA record in two at 1934 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1930, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1924 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Darden popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–1958
- Peak year (1924)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Darden by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (34 births, 50% of the file).
1930s was Darden's strongest decade.
34 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Darden births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 13
1920s
13 births
- 1930s
1930s
34 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 34 births (50% of all-time use).
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- Darden's usage has stayed within range of its 1930s decade-level peak (34 total births) through the 1950s (16) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Darden: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~34 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, 1924–1958 (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 Darden 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.