Girls' name · since 1942
Darrah
Darrah has 820 recorded births since 1942 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2004 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,589 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 820
- born since 1942
- 1990s
- peak decade
Darrah sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 820 recorded since 1942.
Social Security Administration records show Darrah recorded 820 times among girls since 1942, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1942 to 2020.
- #8,589 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 820 born since 1942
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Darrah ranks #8,589 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 820 born since 1942, peaking in the 1990s.
- #8,589 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 820
- born since 1942
- 1990s
- peak decade
Darrah's 820 recorded births place it above 88.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Darrah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Darrah splits its recorded history at 1989: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1942 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2004 peak of 42 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Darrah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–2020
- Peak year (2004)
- 42
- Annual births at peak, across 79 years of records
Darrah by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (207 births, 25% of the file).
1990s was Darrah's strongest decade.
207 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Darrah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 37
1950s
37 births
- 1960s 40
1960s
40 births
- 1970s
1970s
94 births
- 1980s
1980s
202 births
- 1990s
1990s
207 births
- 2000s
2000s
172 births
- 2010s 58
2010s
58 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 207 births (25% of all-time use).
How Darrah compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Darrah's total volume
Darrah by state
Where Darrah concentrates geographically, total births since 1942
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.6% |
6 of 820 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Darrah's data
- Darrah's decade-level peak was the 1990s (207 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Darrahs (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Darrah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~78 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, 1942–2020 (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 Darrah 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.