Girls' name · since 1982
Darielle
987 babies named Darielle in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,591 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,044 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 987
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Darielle is the #8044 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 987 recorded since 1982.
Darielle has 987 recorded births among girls since 1982, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8044 as of the latest data, more common than 53% 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 1982 to 2025.
- #7,591 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,044 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 987 born since 1982
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Darielle ranks #7,591 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,044 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 987 born since 1982, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,591 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,044 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 987
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
Darielle's 987 recorded births place it above 89.5% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Darielle compares
987 Top 32% higher than 68% 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
Darielle's all-time total is 163% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Darielle | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 987 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 39 | 21 | 19,840 |
Darielle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Darielle's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1987, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2011 peak of 39, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Darielle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Darielle by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (284 births, 29% of the file).
2010s was Darielle's strongest decade.
284 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Darielle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 96
1980s
96 births
- 1990s
1990s
275 births
- 2000s
2000s
250 births
- 2010s
2010s
284 births
- 2020s 82
2020s
82 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 284 births (29% of all-time use).
How Darielle 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 Darielle's total volume
Darielle by state
Where Darielle concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 32 | 3.2% |
| #2 | New York | | 23 | 2.3% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 17 | 1.7% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 11 | 1.1% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Texas | | 5 | 0.5% |
32 of 987 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Darielle's data
- Darielle's decade-level peak was the 2010s (284 total births); usage has since declined to 82 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Darielles (32 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Darielle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1982–2025 (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 Darielle 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.