Recorded 1921–1965 Girls' name Peak 1956 312 births

Darlis — girls' name

312 babies named Darlis in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 1956. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s241930s751940s931950s811960s39
1940s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Darlis was born in this single decade.

1956
Single peak year

14 babies were named Darlis in 1956 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Darlis

The Social Security Administration has registered 312 babies named Darlis between 1921 and 1965, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Darlis currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1965. The name reached its historical peak in 1956, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Darlis performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 93 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Darlis shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 25 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Darlis in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Darlis 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 312 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.

Darlis at a glance

Last recorded 1965

Total births

312

Since 1921

45 years of records

Peak year

1956

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1965

Active since

1921

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 1965

Darlis popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–1921

Last recorded 1965
Peak year (1956)
14
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
46810121416 19651960195519491944193919331921 5

Darlis by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
93 births that decade — 30% of Darlis's all-time total
1920s241930s751940s931950s811960s39

Darlis by state

Where Darlis concentrates geographically — total births since 1921

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Darlis
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
25 8.0%
Pennsylvania share of Darlis's total US births 8.0%

25 of 312 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Darlis?
312 babies have been named Darlis since 1921. It was last recorded in 1965. The peak year was 1956 with 14 births.
When was Darlis most popular?
Darlis was most popular in the 1940s decade with 93 total births. The single peak year was 1956.
Where is Darlis most popular?
The top states for the name Darlis are Pennsylvania (25 births).
How long has the name Darlis been used?
Darlis has been recorded in Social Security data since 1921, spanning 45 years of data through 1965.
What names are similar to Darlis?
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, 1921–1965 (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.