Recorded 1980–1993 Girls' name Peak 1980 32 births

Darnika — girls' name

32 babies named Darnika in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s111990s21
1990s
Peak decade

66% of everyone ever named Darnika was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

6 babies were named Darnika in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Darnika

The Social Security Administration has registered 32 babies named Darnika between 1980 and 1993, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Darnika currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Darnika performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Darnika shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Darnika 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 32 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.

Darnika at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

32

Since 1980

14 years of records

Peak year

1980

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1980

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 1993

Darnika popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1980

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1980)
6
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
4.555.566.5 199319921991199019871980 6

Darnika by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
21 births that decade — 66% of Darnika's all-time total
1980s111990s21

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Darnika?
32 babies have been named Darnika since 1980. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1980 with 6 births.
When was Darnika most popular?
Darnika was most popular in the 1990s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
How long has the name Darnika been used?
Darnika has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 14 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Darnika?
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, 1980–1993 (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.