Unisex name · since 1945
Dari
Dari has 691 recorded births since 1945 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2021 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,588 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,435 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 691
- born since 1945
- 1960s
- peak decade
691 babies have been named Dari since 1945, making it today's #8435 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dari has been recorded 691 times among girls since 1945, currently ranked #8435 nationally and more common than 51% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1945 to 2025.
- #9,588 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,435 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 691 born since 1945
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dari ranks #9,588 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,435 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 691 born since 1945, peaking in the 1960s.
- #9,588 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,435 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 691
- born since 1945
- 1960s
- peak decade
Dari's 691 recorded births place it above 86.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Dari compares
691 Top 39% higher than 61% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Dari's all-time total is 84% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dari | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 691 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 33 | 21 | 19,840 |
Dari's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dari's full recorded timeline at 1986, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1945, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2021 peak of 33 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dari popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1945–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 81 years of records
Dari popularity over time - boys
45 total births recorded since 2005 (Dari as boys' name)
Dari by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (127 births, 18% of the file).
1960s was Dari's strongest decade.
127 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Dari births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 24
1940s
24 births
- 1950s
1950s
74 births
- 1960s
1960s
127 births
- 1970s
1970s
96 births
- 1980s 50
1980s
50 births
- 1990s
1990s
56 births
- 2000s
2000s
60 births
- 2010s
2010s
84 births
- 2020s
2020s
120 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 127 births (18% of all-time use).
How Dari compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Dari's total volume
Dari by state
Where Dari concentrates geographically, total births since 1945
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 6 | 0.9% |
6 of 691 births nationwide.
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What to do with Dari's data
- Dari's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (127 total births) through the 2020s (120) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Daris (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dari: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~80 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, 1945–2025 (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 Dari 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.