Recorded 1945–1979 Girls' name Peak 1962 232 births

Darinda — girls' name

232 babies named Darinda in U.S. Social Security records since 1945, with the highest year being 1962. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s271950s541960s931970s58
1960s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Darinda was born in this single decade.

1962
Single peak year

15 babies were named Darinda in 1962 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Darinda

The Social Security Administration has registered 232 babies named Darinda between 1945 and 1979, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Darinda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1979. The name reached its historical peak in 1962, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Darinda performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 93 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Darinda shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Darinda 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 232 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.

Darinda at a glance

Last recorded 1979

Total births

232

Since 1945

35 years of records

Peak year

1962

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1979

Active since

1945

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 1979

Darinda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1945

Last recorded 1979
Peak year (1962)
15
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
05101520 19791973196919641960195619471945 6

Darinda by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
93 births that decade — 40% of Darinda's all-time total
1940s271950s541960s931970s58

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Darinda?
232 babies have been named Darinda since 1945. It was last recorded in 1979. The peak year was 1962 with 15 births.
When was Darinda most popular?
Darinda was most popular in the 1960s decade with 93 total births. The single peak year was 1962.
How long has the name Darinda been used?
Darinda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1945, spanning 35 years of data through 1979.
What names are similar to Darinda?
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, 1945–1979 (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.