Boys' name · since 1948
Darrick
Since 1948, U.S. Social Security records show 8,130 babies named Darrick, peaking in 1971. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,363 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,925 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,130
- born since 1948
- 1970s
- peak decade
Darrick currently ranks #5925 among boys' names in America, with 8,130 babies recorded since 1948.
Darrick has 8,130 recorded births among boys since 1948, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5925 as of the latest data, more common than 57% of boys, 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 1948 to 2025.
- #1,363 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,925 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 8,130 born since 1948
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Darrick ranks #1,363 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,925 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 8,130 born since 1948, peaking in the 1970s.
- #1,363 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,925 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,130
- born since 1948
- 1970s
- peak decade
Darrick's 8,130 recorded births place it above 97% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
38 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Darrick compares
8,130 Top 10% higher than 90% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Darrick's all-time total is 22x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Darrick | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 8,130 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 393 | 34 | 22,252 |
Darrick's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Darrick's SSA record in two at 1987 and the more recent half accounts for 30% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 70%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1948, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1971 peak of 393, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Darrick popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–2025
- Peak year (1971)
- 393
- Annual births at peak, across 78 years of records
Darrick popularity over time - girls
11 total births recorded since 1971 (Darrick as girls' name)
Darrick by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (3,165 births, 39% of the file).
1970s was Darrick's strongest decade.
3,165 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Darrick births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s 279
1950s
279 births
- 1960s 1,239
1960s
1,239 births
- 1970s
1970s
3,165 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,366 births
- 1990s 1,065
1990s
1,065 births
- 2000s 634
2000s
634 births
- 2010s 274
2010s
274 births
- 2020s 102
2020s
102 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 3,165 births (39% of all-time use).
How Darrick compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Darrick's total volume
Darrick by state
Where Darrick concentrates geographically, total births since 1948
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 621 | 7.6% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 586 | 7.2% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 392 | 4.8% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 372 | 4.6% |
| #5 | Texas | | 330 | 4.1% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 315 | 3.9% |
| #7 | New York | | 295 | 3.6% |
| #8 | Florida | | 271 | 3.3% |
621 of 8,130 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 38 reporting states.
Darrick appears in 38 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Darrick's data
- Darrick's decade-level peak was the 1970s (3,165 total births); usage has since declined to 102 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Darricks (621 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 Darrick: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
Similar record span (~77 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, 1948–2025 (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 Darrick 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.