Girls' name · since 1956
Darlah
Darlah has 68 recorded births since 1956 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #31,420 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,435 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 68
- born since 1956
- 2010s
- peak decade
68 babies have been named Darlah since 1956, making it today's #13435 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Darlah recorded 68 times among girls since 1956, holding rank #13435 nationally today, ahead of 22% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 2025.
- #31,420 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,435 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 68 born since 1956
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Darlah ranks #31,420 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,435 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 68 born since 1956, peaking in the 2010s.
- #31,420 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,435 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 68
- born since 1956
- 2010s
- peak decade
Darlah's 68 recorded births place it above 56.37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Darlah compares
68 19th percentile among 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
Darlah's all-time total is 82% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Darlah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 68 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 11 | 21 | 19,840 |
Darlah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Darlah's SSA record in two at 2016 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1956, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2012 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Darlah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 70 years of records
Darlah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (35 births, 51% of the file).
2010s was Darlah's strongest decade.
35 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Darlah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
35 births
- 2020s
2020s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 35 births (51% of all-time use).
Darlah by state
Where Darlah concentrates geographically, total births since 1956
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 13 | 19.1% |
13 of 68 births nationwide.
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What to do with Darlah's data
- Darlah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (35 total births) through the 2020s (17) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Darlahs (13 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 Darlah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~69 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, 1956–2025 (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 Darlah 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.