Girls' name · since 1952
Darnice
Since 1952, U.S. Social Security records show 157 babies named Darnice, peaking in 1958. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #22,292 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 157
- born since 1952
- 1950s
- peak decade
Darnice is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 157 have been recorded since 1952.
Social Security Administration records show Darnice recorded 157 times among girls since 1952, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1952 to 1992.
- #22,292 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 157 born since 1952
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Darnice ranks #22,292 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 157 born since 1952, peaking in the 1950s.
- #22,292 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 157
- born since 1952
- 1950s
- peak decade
Darnice's 157 recorded births place it above 69.12% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Darnice's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Darnice's SSA record in two at 1964 and the more recent half accounts for 41% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 59%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1959, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1958 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Darnice popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–1992
- Peak year (1958)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Darnice by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (81 births, 52% of the file).
1950s was Darnice's strongest decade.
81 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Darnice births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
81 births
- 1960s
1960s
35 births
- 1970s 23
1970s
23 births
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s 8
1990s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 81 births (52% of all-time use).
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What to do with Darnice's data
- Darnice's decade-level peak was the 1950s (81 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 1990s -- 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 Darnice: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1958)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1952–1992 (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 Darnice 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.