Recorded 1951–1999 Unisex name Peak 1965 104 births

Darrie — boys' name

104 babies named Darrie in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 1965. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s121960s591970s231980s51990s5
1960s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Darrie was born in this single decade.

1965
Single peak year

10 babies were named Darrie in 1965 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Darrie

The Social Security Administration has registered 104 babies named Darrie between 1951 and 1999, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Darrie currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1965, when 10 babies received it in a single year. Darrie is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 21 additional births since 1958.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Darrie performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 59 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Darrie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Mississippi, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Darrie in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Darrie in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 104 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Darrie at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

104

Since 1951

49 years of records

Peak year

1965

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1951

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 1999

Darrie popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1951

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1965)
10
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
4681012 199919761971196919671965196319591951 5

Darrie popularity over time — girls

21 total births recorded since 1958 (Darrie as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 21 births
4.555.566.5 1967196019591958 5

Darrie by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
59 births that decade — 57% of Darrie's all-time total
1950s121960s591970s231980s51990s5

Darrie by state

Where Darrie concentrates geographically — total births since 1951

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Darrie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Mississippi
5 4.8%
Mississippi share of Darrie's total US births 4.8%

5 of 104 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Darrie?
104 babies have been named Darrie since 1951. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1965 with 10 births.
When was Darrie most popular?
Darrie was most popular in the 1960s decade with 59 total births. The single peak year was 1965.
Where is Darrie most popular?
The top states for the name Darrie are Mississippi (5 births).
Is Darrie a unisex name?
Yes, Darrie is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 104 births, and as a girl's name it has 21 births.
How long has the name Darrie been used?
Darrie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1951, spanning 49 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Darrie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Darrell, Darren, Darryl, Daryl, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1951–1999 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.