Boys' name · since 1998

Darsh

1,024 babies named Darsh in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#5,054 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#3,292 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,024
born since 1998
2010s
peak decade

1,024 babies have been named Darsh since 1998, making it today's #3292 boys' name.

Darsh has 1,024 recorded births among boys since 1998, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3292 as of the latest data, more common than 76% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.

  • #5,054 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #3,292 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 1,024 born since 1998
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Darsh ranks #5,054 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,292 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,024 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.

#5,054 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#3,292 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,024
born since 1998
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%76.3%
Darsh vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Darsh's 1,024 recorded births place it above 88.87% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

9 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Darsh compares

1,024 Top 31% higher than 69% 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

Darsh's all-time total is 178% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Darsh Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 1,024 369 358,536
Peak-year births 64 34 22,252

Darsh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Darsh's full recorded timeline at 2013, 66% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 34% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1998, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2013 peak of 64 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Darsh popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2013)
64
Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
020406080 19982004200820122016202020242025 36

Darsh by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (554 births, 54% of the file).

2010s was Darsh's strongest decade.

554 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.

Darsh births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 554 births (54% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Darsh 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 Darsh's total volume

Darsh vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -27, 11.1%-45, 4.6%-50, 3.6%-64, 5%-114, 2.4%-55, 7.6%-34, 6.9%-47, 4.1%-37, 7.1%-142, 5.6%-53, 4.4%-39, 9%-53, 5.9%-33, 12.4%-51, 6.5%Darsh-28, 6.3%Darsh
Darsh vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Darsh by state

Where Darsh concentrates geographically, total births since 1998

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Darsh
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
135 13.2%
#2 New Jersey
113 11.0%
#3 Texas
49 4.8%
#4 Illinois
12 1.2%
#5 Florida
11 1.1%
#6 New York
10 1.0%
#7 North Carolina
5 0.5%
#8 Pennsylvania
5 0.5%
California share of Darsh's total US births 13.2%
Even split

135 of 1,024 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Darsh appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Darsh?
1,024 babies have been named Darsh since 1998. All-time, it sits at #5,054 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #3,292 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 2013 with 64 births.
Where does Darsh sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Darsh ranks #5,054 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,292 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Darsh most popular?
Darsh was most popular in the 2010s decade with 554 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
Where is Darsh most popular?
The top states for the name Darsh are California (135 births), New Jersey (113 births), Texas (49 births).
How long has the name Darsh been used?
Darsh has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 28 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Darsh?
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.

What to do with Darsh's data

  • Darsh's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (554 total births) through the 2020s (285) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • California records the most Darshs (135 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.

Keep exploring Darsh

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Darsh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1998–2025 (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 Darsh 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.