Girls' name · since 1922
Darlys
Since 1922, U.S. Social Security records show 328 babies named Darlys, peaking in 1939. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,173 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 328
- born since 1922
- 1930s
- peak decade
328 girls have been named Darlys since 1922, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Darlys recorded 328 times among girls since 1922, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1930s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1922 to 1965.
- #15,173 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 328 born since 1922
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Darlys ranks #15,173 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 328 born since 1922, peaking in the 1930s.
- #15,173 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 328
- born since 1922
- 1930s
- peak decade
Darlys's 328 recorded births place it above 79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Iowa.
Darlys's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Darlys splits its recorded history at 1945: 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 1922 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1939 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Darlys popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–1965
- Peak year (1939)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Darlys by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (110 births, 34% of the file).
1930s was Darlys's strongest decade.
110 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Darlys births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 16
1920s
16 births
- 1930s
1930s
110 births
- 1940s
1940s
101 births
- 1950s
1950s
78 births
- 1960s 23
1960s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 110 births (34% of all-time use).
Darlys by state
Where Darlys concentrates geographically, total births since 1922
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Iowa | | 43 | 13.1% |
| #2 | South Dakota | | 11 | 3.4% |
43 of 328 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Darlys's data
- Darlys's decade-level peak was the 1930s (110 total births); usage has since declined to 23 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Iowa records the most Darlyss (43 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Iowa names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Darlys: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1939)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1922–1965 (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 Darlys 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.