Girls' name · since 1944
Darenda
183 babies named Darenda in U.S. Social Security records since 1944, with the highest year being 1962. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #20,711 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 183
- born since 1944
- 1960s
- peak decade
Darenda sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 183 recorded since 1944.
Darenda has 183 recorded births among girls since 1944, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1944 to 1985.
- #20,711 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 183 born since 1944
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Darenda ranks #20,711 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 183 born since 1944, peaking in the 1960s.
- #20,711 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 183
- born since 1944
- 1960s
- peak decade
Darenda's 183 recorded births place it above 71.29% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Darenda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Darenda splits its recorded history at 1964: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1954 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1962 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Darenda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1944–1985
- Peak year (1962)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Darenda by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (76 births, 42% of the file).
1960s was Darenda's strongest decade.
76 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Darenda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 9
1940s
9 births
- 1950s
1950s
48 births
- 1960s
1960s
76 births
- 1970s
1970s
40 births
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 76 births (42% of all-time use).
Darenda by state
Where Darenda concentrates geographically, total births since 1944
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 2.7% |
5 of 183 births nationwide.
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- Darenda's decade-level peak was the 1960s (76 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Darendas (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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Two nationwide peer axes for Darenda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1962)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1944–1985 (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 Darenda 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.