Recorded 1949–1974 Girls' name Peak 1966 103 births

Darletta — girls' name

103 babies named Darletta in U.S. Social Security records since 1949, with the highest year being 1966. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s71950s381960s411970s17
1960s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Darletta was born in this single decade.

1966
Single peak year

9 babies were named Darletta in 1966 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Darletta

The Social Security Administration has registered 103 babies named Darletta between 1949 and 1974, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Darletta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1974. The name reached its historical peak in 1966, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Darletta performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 41 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Darletta shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Darletta 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 103 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.

Darletta at a glance

Last recorded 1974

Total births

103

Since 1949

26 years of records

Peak year

1966

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1974

Active since

1949

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 1974

Darletta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1949

Last recorded 1974
Peak year (1966)
9
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
45678910 197419711967196519611958195419501949 7

Darletta by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
41 births that decade — 40% of Darletta's all-time total
1940s71950s381960s411970s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Darletta?
103 babies have been named Darletta since 1949. It was last recorded in 1974. The peak year was 1966 with 9 births.
When was Darletta most popular?
Darletta was most popular in the 1960s decade with 41 total births. The single peak year was 1966.
How long has the name Darletta been used?
Darletta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1949, spanning 26 years of data through 1974.
What names are similar to Darletta?
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, 1949–1974 (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.