Girls' name · since 1956
Darnita
259 babies named Darnita in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #17,260 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 259
- born since 1956
- 1970s
- peak decade
259 girls have been named Darnita since 1956, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Darnita recorded 259 times among girls since 1956, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 1992.
- #17,260 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 259 born since 1956
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Darnita ranks #17,260 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 259 born since 1956, peaking in the 1970s.
- #17,260 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 259
- born since 1956
- 1970s
- peak decade
Darnita's 259 recorded births place it above 76.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Darnita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Darnita splits its recorded history at 1973: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1956 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1983 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Darnita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–1992
- Peak year (1983)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Darnita by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (77 births, 30% of the file).
1970s was Darnita's strongest decade.
77 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Darnita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 28
1950s
28 births
- 1960s
1960s
70 births
- 1970s
1970s
77 births
- 1980s
1980s
69 births
- 1990s 15
1990s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 77 births (30% of all-time use).
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What to do with Darnita's data
- Darnita's decade-level peak was the 1970s (77 total births); usage has since declined to 15 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Darnita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1983)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1956–1992 (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 Darnita 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.