Recorded 1954–1998 Girls' name Peak 1958 36 births

Dariene — girls' name

36 babies named Dariene in U.S. Social Security records since 1954, with the highest year being 1958. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s311990s5
1950s
Peak decade

86% of everyone ever named Dariene was born in this single decade.

1958
Single peak year

7 babies were named Dariene in 1958 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dariene

The Social Security Administration has registered 36 babies named Dariene between 1954 and 1998, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dariene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1958, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dariene performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 31 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Dariene shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dariene 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 36 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.

Dariene at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

36

Since 1954

45 years of records

Peak year

1958

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1954

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 1998

Dariene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1954

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1958)
7
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 199819591958195719561954 6

Dariene by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
31 births that decade — 86% of Dariene's all-time total
1950s311990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dariene?
36 babies have been named Dariene since 1954. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1958 with 7 births.
When was Dariene most popular?
Dariene was most popular in the 1950s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 1958.
How long has the name Dariene been used?
Dariene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1954, spanning 45 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Dariene?
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, 1954–1998 (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.