Unisex name · since 1975
Dareth
Dareth has 77 recorded births since 1975 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1978 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #30,019 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 77
- born since 1975
- 1970s
- peak decade
Dareth sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 77 recorded since 1975.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dareth has been recorded 77 times among girls since 1975, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 1986.
- #30,019 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 77 born since 1975
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dareth ranks #30,019 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 77 born since 1975, peaking in the 1970s.
- #30,019 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 77
- born since 1975
- 1970s
- peak decade
Dareth's 77 recorded births place it above 58.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Dareth's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dareth's full recorded timeline at 1979, 32% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 68% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1980, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1978 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dareth popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–1986
- Peak year (1978)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Dareth popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 2022 (Dareth as boys' name)
Dareth by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (61 births, 79% of the file).
1970s was Dareth's strongest decade.
61 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 79% of all-time use.
Dareth births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
61 births
- 1980s 16
1980s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 61 births (79% of all-time use).
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What to do with Dareth's data
- Dareth's decade-level peak was the 1970s (61 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Dareth: 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 (~11 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, 1975–1986 (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 Dareth 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.