Girls' name · since 1948
Darina
Since 1948, U.S. Social Security records show 729 babies named Darina, peaking in 2011. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,281 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,967 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 729
- born since 1948
- 2010s
- peak decade
729 babies have been named Darina since 1948, making it today's #7967 girls' name.
Darina has 729 recorded births among girls since 1948, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7967 as of the latest data, more common than 54% 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 1948 to 2025.
- #9,281 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,967 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 729 born since 1948
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Darina ranks #9,281 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,967 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 729 born since 1948, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,281 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,967 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 729
- born since 1948
- 2010s
- peak decade
Darina's 729 recorded births place it above 87.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Darina compares
729 Top 38% higher than 62% 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
Darina's all-time total is 94% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Darina | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 729 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 52 | 21 | 19,840 |
Darina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Darina's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 78% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 22%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1950, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2011 peak of 52, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Darina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 52
- Annual births at peak, across 78 years of records
Darina by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (338 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Darina's strongest decade.
338 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Darina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 7
1940s
7 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 16
1960s
16 births
- 1970s 15
1970s
15 births
- 1980s 37
1980s
37 births
- 1990s 48
1990s
48 births
- 2000s
2000s
154 births
- 2010s
2010s
338 births
- 2020s 109
2020s
109 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 338 births (46% of all-time use).
How Darina 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 Darina's total volume
Darina by state
Where Darina concentrates geographically, total births since 1948
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 76 | 10.4% |
| #2 | Washington | | 38 | 5.2% |
| #3 | Florida | | 11 | 1.5% |
| #4 | New York | | 11 | 1.5% |
| #5 | Texas | | 11 | 1.5% |
76 of 729 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Darina's data
- Darina's decade-level peak was the 2010s (338 total births); usage has since declined to 109 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Darinas (76 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Darina: 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 (~77 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, 1948–2025 (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 Darina 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.