Girls' name · since 1984
Dariana
4,338 babies named Dariana in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,828 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,157 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,338
- born since 1984
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Dariana is the #1157 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 4,338 recorded since 1984.
Dariana has 4,338 recorded births among girls since 1984, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1157 as of the latest data, more common than 93% 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 1984 to 2025.
- #2,828 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,157 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,338 born since 1984
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dariana ranks #2,828 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,157 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,338 born since 1984, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,828 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,157 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,338
- born since 1984
- 2010s
- peak decade
Dariana's 4,338 recorded births place it above 96.09% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
22 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Dariana compares
4,338 Top 15% higher than 85% 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
Dariana's all-time total is 12x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dariana | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,338 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 267 | 21 | 19,840 |
Dariana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dariana splits its recorded history at 2005: 76% of all births land in the more recent half, 24% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1984 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2000 peak of 267 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dariana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 267
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Dariana by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,531 births, 35% of the file).
2010s was Dariana's strongest decade.
1,531 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Dariana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 71
1980s
71 births
- 1990s 281
1990s
281 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,378 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,531 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,077 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,531 births (35% of all-time use).
How Dariana 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 Dariana's total volume
Dariana by state
Where Dariana concentrates geographically, total births since 1984
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 968 | 22.3% |
| #2 | California | | 729 | 16.8% |
| #3 | New York | | 251 | 5.8% |
| #4 | Florida | | 224 | 5.2% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 198 | 4.6% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 150 | 3.5% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 71 | 1.6% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 70 | 1.6% |
968 of 4,338 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.
Dariana appears in 22 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Dariana's data
- Dariana's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,531 total births) through the 2020s (1,077) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Darianas (968 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dariana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
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, 1984–2025 (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 Dariana 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.