Girls' name · since 1987
Darika
Since 1987, U.S. Social Security records show 67 babies named Darika, peaking in 1991. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #31,599 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 67
- born since 1987
- 1990s
- peak decade
Darika sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 67 recorded since 1987.
Darika has 67 recorded births among girls since 1987, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2008.
- #31,599 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 67 born since 1987
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Darika ranks #31,599 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 67 born since 1987, peaking in the 1990s.
- #31,599 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 67
- born since 1987
- 1990s
- peak decade
Darika's 67 recorded births place it above 56.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Darika's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Darika's SSA record in two at 1994 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1987, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1991 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Darika popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2008
- Peak year (1991)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Darika by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (34 births, 51% of the file).
1990s was Darika's strongest decade.
34 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Darika births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
16 births
- 1990s
1990s
34 births
- 2000s
2000s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 34 births (51% of all-time use).
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- Darika's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (34 total births) through the 2000s (17) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Darika: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~21 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, 1987–2008 (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 Darika 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.