Boys' name · since 1917
Darris
Since 1917, U.S. Social Security records show 1,991 babies named Darris, peaking in 1983. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,313 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,138 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,991
- born since 1917
- 1980s
- peak decade
Yes -- Darris is the #12138 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,991 recorded since 1917.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Darris has been recorded 1,991 times among boys since 1917, currently ranked #12138 nationally and more common than 13% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2025.
- #3,313 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,138 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,991 born since 1917
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Darris ranks #3,313 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,138 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,991 born since 1917, peaking in the 1980s.
- #3,313 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,138 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,991
- born since 1917
- 1980s
- peak decade
Darris's 1,991 recorded births place it above 92.71% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Missouri.
How Darris compares
1,991 Top 22% higher than 78% 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
Darris's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Darris | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,991 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 60 | 34 | 22,252 |
Darris's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Darris's full recorded timeline at 1974, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1920, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1983 peak of 60 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Darris popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2025
- Peak year (1983)
- 60
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Darris popularity over time - girls
98 total births recorded since 1917 (Darris as girls' name)
Darris by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (445 births, 22% of the file).
1980s was Darris's strongest decade.
445 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Darris births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 9
1910s
9 births
- 1920s 45
1920s
45 births
- 1930s 67
1930s
67 births
- 1940s 120
1940s
120 births
- 1950s
1950s
189 births
- 1960s
1960s
294 births
- 1970s
1970s
261 births
- 1980s
1980s
445 births
- 1990s
1990s
269 births
- 2000s 146
2000s
146 births
- 2010s 116
2010s
116 births
- 2020s 30
2020s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 445 births (22% of all-time use).
How Darris 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 Darris's total volume
Darris by state
Where Darris concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Missouri | | 50 | 2.5% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 48 | 2.4% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 29 | 1.5% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 25 | 1.3% |
| #5 | California | | 17 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 11 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Florida | | 6 | 0.3% |
| #8 | Louisiana | | 6 | 0.3% |
50 of 1,991 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Darris appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Darris's data
- Darris's decade-level peak was the 1980s (445 total births); usage has since declined to 30 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Missouri records the most Darriss (50 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Missouri 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 Darris: 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 (~108 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, 1917–2025 (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 Darris 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.