Girls' name · since 1994
Dariah
Dariah has 561 recorded births since 1994 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,028 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,689 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 561
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
561 babies have been named Dariah since 1994, making it today's #6689 girls' name.
Dariah has 561 recorded births among girls since 1994, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6689 as of the latest data, more common than 61% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2025.
- #11,028 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,689 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 561 born since 1994
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dariah ranks #11,028 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,689 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 561 born since 1994, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,028 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,689 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 561
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Dariah's 561 recorded births place it above 84.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
How Dariah compares
561 Top 43% higher than 57% 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
Dariah's all-time total is 49% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dariah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 561 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 32 | 21 | 19,840 |
Dariah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dariah's full recorded timeline at 2010, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1995, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2014 peak of 32 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dariah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Dariah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (259 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Dariah's strongest decade.
259 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Dariah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 53
1990s
53 births
- 2000s
2000s
132 births
- 2010s
2010s
259 births
- 2020s
2020s
117 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 259 births (46% of all-time use).
How Dariah 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 Dariah's total volume
Dariah by state
Where Dariah concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 24 | 4.3% |
| #2 | Florida | | 7 | 1.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 6 | 1.1% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.9% |
24 of 561 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Dariah's data
- Dariah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (259 total births) through the 2020s (117) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Illinois records the most Dariahs (24 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois 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 Dariah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1994–2025 (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 Dariah 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.