Boys' name · since 1976
Darrence
28 babies named Darrence in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #26,300 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 28
- born since 1976
- 1970s
- peak decade
Darrence sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 28 recorded since 1976.
Darrence has 28 recorded births among boys since 1976, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2003.
- #26,300 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 28 born since 1976
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Darrence ranks #26,300 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 28 born since 1976, peaking in the 1970s.
- #26,300 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 28
- born since 1976
- 1970s
- peak decade
Darrence's 28 recorded births place it above 41.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Darrence's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Darrence's SSA record in two at 1986 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1979, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1976 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Darrence popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2003
- Peak year (1976)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Darrence by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (12 births, 43% of the file).
1970s was Darrence's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Darrence births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
12 births
- 1980s
1980s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 12 births (43% of all-time use).
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- Darrence's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (12 total births) through the 2000s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Darrence: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1976)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1976–2003 (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 Darrence 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.