Unisex name · since 1915
Daris
Daris has 1,260 recorded births since 1915 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,422 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,635 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,260
- born since 1915
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Daris is the #5635 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 1,260 recorded since 1915.
Daris has 1,260 recorded births among boys since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5635 as of the latest data, more common than 60% of boys, 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 1915 to 2025.
- #4,422 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,635 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,260 born since 1915
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Daris ranks #4,422 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,635 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,260 born since 1915, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,422 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,635 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,260
- born since 1915
- 2010s
- peak decade
Daris's 1,260 recorded births place it above 90.27% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Daris compares
1,260 Top 28% higher than 72% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Daris's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Daris | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,260 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 37 | 34 | 22,252 |
Daris's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Daris's full recorded timeline at 1976, 65% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 35% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1922, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 37 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Daris popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025
- Peak year (1990)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Daris popularity over time - girls
608 total births recorded since 1914 (Daris as girls' name)
Daris by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (194 births, 15% of the file).
2010s was Daris's strongest decade.
194 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 15% of all-time use.
Daris births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 13
1910s
13 births
- 1920s 44
1920s
44 births
- 1930s 65
1930s
65 births
- 1940s 48
1940s
48 births
- 1950s
1950s
93 births
- 1960s
1960s
127 births
- 1970s
1970s
105 births
- 1980s
1980s
184 births
- 1990s
1990s
178 births
- 2000s
2000s
127 births
- 2010s
2010s
194 births
- 2020s
2020s
82 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 194 births (15% of all-time use).
How Daris 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 Daris's total volume
Daris by state
Where Daris concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
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What to do with Daris's data
- Daris's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (194 total births) through the 2020s (82) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Dariss (13 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Daris: 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 (~110 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, 1915–2025 (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 Daris 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.