Recorded 1981–1998 Girls' name Peak 1990 64 births

Darica — girls' name

64 babies named Darica in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s171990s47
1990s
Peak decade

73% of everyone ever named Darica was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

8 babies were named Darica in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Darica

The Social Security Administration has registered 64 babies named Darica between 1981 and 1998, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Darica currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Darica performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 47 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Darica shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Darica 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 64 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.

Darica at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

64

Since 1981

18 years of records

Peak year

1990

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1981

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 1998

Darica popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1981

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1990)
8
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
456789 19981997199619951994199319911990198719841981 7

Darica by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
47 births that decade — 73% of Darica's all-time total
1980s171990s47

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Darica?
64 babies have been named Darica since 1981. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1990 with 8 births.
When was Darica most popular?
Darica was most popular in the 1990s decade with 47 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Darica been used?
Darica has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 18 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Darica?
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.

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, 1981–1998 (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.