Recorded 1961–2020 Boys' name Peak 1976 607 births

Daric — boys' name

607 babies named Daric in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s841970s1611980s1201990s1202000s852010s322020s5
1970s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Daric was born in this single decade.

1976
Single peak year

26 babies were named Daric in 1976 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Daric

The Social Security Administration has registered 607 babies named Daric between 1961 and 2020, spanning 60 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Daric currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Daric performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 161 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Daric shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Daric in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Daric 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 607 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.

Daric at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

607

Since 1961

60 years of records

Peak year

1976

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1961

Recorded for 60 years

Last year on file: 2020

Daric popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1961

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1976)
26
Annual births at peak — across 60 years of records
051015202530 202020082000199319861979197219651961 8

Daric by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
161 births that decade — 27% of Daric's all-time total
1960s841970s1611980s1201990s1202000s852010s322020s5

Daric by state

Where Daric concentrates geographically — total births since 1961

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Daric
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 0.8%
California share of Daric's total US births 0.8%

5 of 607 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Daric?
607 babies have been named Daric since 1961. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1976 with 26 births.
When was Daric most popular?
Daric was most popular in the 1970s decade with 161 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
Where is Daric most popular?
The top states for the name Daric are California (5 births).
How long has the name Daric been used?
Daric has been recorded in Social Security data since 1961, spanning 60 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Daric?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Darrell, Darren, Darryl, Daryl, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1961–2020 (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.