Boys' name · since 1960
Darik
520 babies named Darik in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,717 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 520
- born since 1960
- 1990s
- peak decade
520 boys have been named Darik since 1960, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Darik has been recorded 520 times among boys since 1960, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 2023.
- #7,717 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 520 born since 1960
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Darik ranks #7,717 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 520 born since 1960, peaking in the 1990s.
- #7,717 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 520
- born since 1960
- 1990s
- peak decade
Darik's 520 recorded births place it above 83.01% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Michigan.
Darik's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Darik's full recorded timeline at 1989, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1965, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 21 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Darik popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2023
- Peak year (1990)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Darik by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (146 births, 28% of the file).
1990s was Darik's strongest decade.
146 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Darik births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 33
1960s
33 births
- 1970s
1970s
96 births
- 1980s
1980s
135 births
- 1990s
1990s
146 births
- 2000s
2000s
84 births
- 2010s 16
2010s
16 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 146 births (28% of all-time use).
How Darik 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 Darik's total volume
Darik by state
Where Darik concentrates geographically, total births since 1960
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 5 | 1.0% |
5 of 520 births nationwide.
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What to do with Darik's data
- Darik's decade-level peak was the 1990s (146 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Michigan records the most Dariks (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan 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 Darik: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
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, 1960–2023 (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 Darik 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.