US rank #1952 Girls' name Peak 1998 8,955 births

Daria — #1952 US girls' name

8,955 babies named Daria in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s111920s491930s501940s4071950s10881960s10551970s9181980s6981990s16132000s14692010s10812020s516
#1952
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 89% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

18% of everyone ever named Daria was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

294 babies were named Daria in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Daria

The Social Security Administration has registered 8,955 babies named Daria between 1915 and 2024, spanning 110 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Daria currently holds the #1952 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 294 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Daria performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 1,613 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Daria shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 1,157 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Daria in 28 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Daria 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 8,955 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.

Daria at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

8,955

Since 1915

110 years of records

Peak year

1998

294 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#1,952

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1915

Recorded for 110 years

Last year on file: 2024

Daria popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1915

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1998)
294
Annual births at peak — across 110 years of records
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Daria popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 1989 (Daria as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1989 5

Daria by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
1,613 births that decade — 18% of Daria's all-time total
1910s111920s491930s501940s4071950s10881960s10551970s9181980s6981990s16132000s14692010s10812020s516

Daria by state

Where Daria concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Daria
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
1,157 12.9%
#2 California
901 10.1%
#3 Pennsylvania
706 7.9%
#4 New Jersey
605 6.8%
#5 Illinois
480 5.4%
#6 Texas
299 3.3%
#7 Ohio
258 2.9%
#8 Florida
257 2.9%
New York share of Daria's total US births 12.9%
Even split

1,157 of 8,955 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 28 reporting states.

Daria appears in 28 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Daria?
8,955 babies have been named Daria since 1915. It currently ranks #1952 among girls. The peak year was 1998 with 294 births.
When was Daria most popular?
Daria was most popular in the 1990s decade with 1,613 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Daria most popular?
The top states for the name Daria are New York (1,157 births), California (901 births), Pennsylvania (706 births).
How long has the name Daria been used?
Daria has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 110 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Daria?
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.

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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, 1915–2024 (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.