Boys' name · since 1957
Darick
Darick has 1,257 recorded births since 1957 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1978 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,435 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,257
- born since 1957
- 1970s
- peak decade
1,257 boys have been named Darick since 1957, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Darick has been recorded 1,257 times among boys since 1957, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 2020.
- #4,435 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 1,257 born since 1957
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Darick ranks #4,435 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,257 born since 1957, peaking in the 1970s.
- #4,435 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,257
- born since 1957
- 1970s
- peak decade
Darick's 1,257 recorded births place it above 90.24% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
Darick's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Darick's full recorded timeline at 1988, 40% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 60% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1958, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1978 peak of 47 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Darick popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–2020
- Peak year (1978)
- 47
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Darick by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (313 births, 25% of the file).
1970s was Darick's strongest decade.
313 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Darick births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 21
1950s
21 births
- 1960s
1960s
198 births
- 1970s
1970s
313 births
- 1980s
1980s
287 births
- 1990s
1990s
216 births
- 2000s
2000s
140 births
- 2010s 74
2010s
74 births
- 2020s 8
2020s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 313 births (25% of all-time use).
How Darick compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Darick's total volume
Darick by state
Where Darick concentrates geographically, total births since 1957
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 42 | 3.3% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 16 | 1.3% |
| #3 | New York | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #4 | Florida | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #5 | Maryland | | 5 | 0.4% |
42 of 1,257 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Darick's data
- Darick's decade-level peak was the 1970s (313 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Daricks (42 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Darick: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
Similar record span (~63 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, 1957–2020 (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 Darick 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.