Girls' name · since 2012
Darleth
Since 2012, U.S. Social Security records show 172 babies named Darleth, peaking in 2017. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #21,363 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,298 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 172
- born since 2012
- 2020s
- peak decade
172 babies have been named Darleth since 2012, making it today's #6298 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Darleth has been recorded 172 times among girls since 2012, currently ranked #6298 nationally and more common than 64% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2012 to 2025.
- #21,363 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,298 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 172 born since 2012
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Darleth ranks #21,363 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,298 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 172 born since 2012, peaking in the 2020s.
- #21,363 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,298 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 172
- born since 2012
- 2020s
- peak decade
Darleth's 172 recorded births place it above 70.41% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Darleth compares
172 34th 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
Darleth's all-time total is 54% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Darleth | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 172 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 38 | 21 | 19,840 |
Darleth's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Darleth's SSA record in two at 2021 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2012, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2017 peak of 38, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Darleth popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Darleth by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (112 births, 65% of the file).
2020s was Darleth's strongest decade.
112 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.
Darleth births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
60 births
- 2020s
2020s
112 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 112 births (65% of all-time use).
Darleth by state
Where Darleth concentrates geographically, total births since 2012
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 28 | 16.3% |
| #2 | California | | 19 | 11.0% |
28 of 172 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Texas records the most Darleths (28 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Darleth: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~13 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, 2012–2025 (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 Darleth 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.