Girls' name · since 1948
Darnetta
Darnetta has 433 recorded births since 1948 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1963 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,883 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 433
- born since 1948
- 1970s
- peak decade
Darnetta sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 433 recorded since 1948.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Darnetta has been recorded 433 times among girls since 1948, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1948 to 1996.
- #12,883 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 433 born since 1948
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Darnetta ranks #12,883 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 433 born since 1948, peaking in the 1970s.
- #12,883 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 433
- born since 1948
- 1970s
- peak decade
Darnetta's 433 recorded births place it above 82.17% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Darnetta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Darnetta's full recorded timeline at 1972, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1951, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1963 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Darnetta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–1996
- Peak year (1963)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Darnetta by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (122 births, 28% of the file).
1970s was Darnetta's strongest decade.
122 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Darnetta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 10
1940s
10 births
- 1950s
1950s
71 births
- 1960s
1960s
118 births
- 1970s
1970s
122 births
- 1980s
1980s
84 births
- 1990s 28
1990s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 122 births (28% of all-time use).
Darnetta by state
Where Darnetta concentrates geographically, total births since 1948
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 6 | 1.4% |
6 of 433 births nationwide.
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What to do with Darnetta's data
- Darnetta's decade-level peak was the 1970s (122 total births); usage has since declined to 28 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Darnettas (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois 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 Darnetta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1963)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1948–1996 (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 Darnetta 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.