Girls' name · since 1947
Darice
Darice has 1,333 recorded births since 1947 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1955 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,171 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,333
- born since 1947
- 1950s
- peak decade
1,333 girls have been named Darice since 1947, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Darice has been recorded 1,333 times among girls since 1947, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1947 to 2023.
- #6,171 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,333 born since 1947
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Darice ranks #6,171 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,333 born since 1947, peaking in the 1950s.
- #6,171 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,333
- born since 1947
- 1950s
- peak decade
Darice's 1,333 recorded births place it above 91.46% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.
Darice's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Darice splits its recorded history at 1974: 36% of all births land in the more recent half, 64% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1998 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1955 peak of 52 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Darice popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–2023
- Peak year (1955)
- 52
- Annual births at peak, across 77 years of records
Darice popularity over time - boys
13 total births recorded since 1983 (Darice as boys' name)
Darice by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (368 births, 28% of the file).
1950s was Darice's strongest decade.
368 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Darice births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 29
1940s
29 births
- 1950s
1950s
368 births
- 1960s
1960s
295 births
- 1970s
1970s
341 births
- 1980s
1980s
164 births
- 1990s 92
1990s
92 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2020s 39
2020s
39 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 368 births (28% of all-time use).
How Darice 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 Darice's total volume
Darice by state
Where Darice concentrates geographically, total births since 1947
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 59 | 4.4% |
| #2 | California | | 56 | 4.2% |
| #3 | New York | | 38 | 2.9% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 22 | 1.7% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 18 | 1.4% |
| #6 | Minnesota | | 7 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Hawaii | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Texas | | 5 | 0.4% |
59 of 1,333 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Darice's data
- Darice's decade-level peak was the 1950s (368 total births); usage has since declined to 39 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Darices (59 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Darice: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1955)
Similar record span (~76 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, 1947–2023 (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 Darice 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.