Recorded 1956–2023 Girls' name Peak 2012 62 births

Darlah — girls' name

62 babies named Darlah in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51960s52000s62010s352020s11
2010s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Darlah was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

11 babies were named Darlah in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Darlah

The Social Security Administration has registered 62 babies named Darlah between 1956 and 2023, spanning 68 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Darlah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Darlah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 35 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Darlah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 13 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Darlah in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Darlah 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 62 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.

Darlah at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

62

Since 1956

68 years of records

Peak year

2012

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1956

Recorded for 68 years

Last year on file: 2023

Darlah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1956

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2012)
11
Annual births at peak — across 68 years of records
4681012 202320202017201620142012200919601956 5

Darlah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
35 births that decade — 56% of Darlah's all-time total
1950s51960s52000s62010s352020s11

Darlah by state

Where Darlah concentrates geographically — total births since 1956

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Darlah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
13 21.0%
California share of Darlah's total US births 21.0%

13 of 62 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Darlah?
62 babies have been named Darlah since 1956. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2012 with 11 births.
When was Darlah most popular?
Darlah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Darlah most popular?
The top states for the name Darlah are California (13 births).
How long has the name Darlah been used?
Darlah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1956, spanning 68 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Darlah?
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, 1956–2023 (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.