Recorded 1961–1983 Girls' name Peak 1961 18 births

Darena — girls' name

18 babies named Darena in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s71970s61980s5
1960s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Darena was born in this single decade.

1961
Single peak year

7 babies were named Darena in 1961 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Darena

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Darena between 1961 and 1983, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Darena currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1983. The name reached its historical peak in 1961, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Darena performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 7 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Darena shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Darena 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 18 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.

Darena at a glance

Last recorded 1983

Total births

18

Since 1961

23 years of records

Peak year

1961

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1983

Active since

1961

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 1983

Darena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1961

Last recorded 1983
Peak year (1961)
7
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 198319701961 7

Darena by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
7 births that decade — 39% of Darena's all-time total
1960s71970s61980s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Darena?
18 babies have been named Darena since 1961. It was last recorded in 1983. The peak year was 1961 with 7 births.
When was Darena most popular?
Darena was most popular in the 1960s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 1961.
How long has the name Darena been used?
Darena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1961, spanning 23 years of data through 1983.
What names are similar to Darena?
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, 1961–1983 (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.