Recorded 1953–1965 Girls' name Peak 1953 18 births

Darise — girls' name

18 babies named Darise in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 1953. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s71960s11
1960s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Darise was born in this single decade.

1953
Single peak year

7 babies were named Darise in 1953 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Darise

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Darise between 1953 and 1965, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Darise currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1965. The name reached its historical peak in 1953, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Darise performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Darise shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Darise 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 18 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.

Darise at a glance

Last recorded 1965

Total births

18

Since 1953

13 years of records

Peak year

1953

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1965

Active since

1953

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1965

Darise popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–1953

Last recorded 1965
Peak year (1953)
7
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 196519601953 7

Darise by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
11 births that decade — 61% of Darise's all-time total
1950s71960s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Darise?
18 babies have been named Darise since 1953. It was last recorded in 1965. The peak year was 1953 with 7 births.
When was Darise most popular?
Darise was most popular in the 1960s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1953.
How long has the name Darise been used?
Darise has been recorded in Social Security data since 1953, spanning 13 years of data through 1965.
What names are similar to Darise?
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, 1953–1965 (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.