Girls' name · since 1952
Darnise
Since 1952, U.S. Social Security records show 116 babies named Darnise, peaking in 1957. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #25,500 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 116
- born since 1952
- 1950s
- peak decade
116 girls have been named Darnise since 1952, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Darnise recorded 116 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 1989.
- #25,500 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 116 born since 1952
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Darnise ranks #25,500 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 116 born since 1952, peaking in the 1950s.
- #25,500 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 116
- born since 1952
- 1950s
- peak decade
Darnise's 116 recorded births place it above 64.64% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Darnise's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Darnise splits its recorded history at 1966: 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 1960 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1957 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Darnise popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–1989
- Peak year (1957)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Darnise by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (48 births, 41% of the file).
1950s was Darnise's strongest decade.
48 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Darnise births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
48 births
- 1960s
1960s
38 births
- 1970s
1970s
24 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 48 births (41% of all-time use).
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What to do with Darnise's data
- Darnise's decade-level peak was the 1950s (48 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1980s -- 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 Darnise: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1957)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1952–1989 (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 Darnise 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.