Girls' name · since 1955
Darletha
Darletha has 27 recorded births since 1955 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1964 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #42,161 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 27
- born since 1955
- 1960s
- peak decade
Darletha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 27 have been recorded since 1955.
Social Security Administration records show Darletha recorded 27 times among girls since 1955, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1955 to 1971.
- #42,161 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 27 born since 1955
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Darletha ranks #42,161 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 27 born since 1955, peaking in the 1960s.
- #42,161 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 27
- born since 1955
- 1960s
- peak decade
Darletha's 27 recorded births place it above 41.22% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Darletha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Darletha splits its recorded history at 1965: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1955 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1964 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Darletha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–1971
- Peak year (1964)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Darletha by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (17 births, 63% of the file).
1960s was Darletha's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Darletha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s
1960s
17 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 17 births (63% of all-time use).
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- Darletha's decade-level peak was the 1960s (17 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Darletha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1964)
Similar record span (~16 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, 1955–1971 (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 Darletha 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.