Girls' name · since 1984
Darshini
Since 1984, U.S. Social Security records show 16 babies named Darshini, peaking in 1984. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #48,542 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 16
- born since 1984
- 1980s
- peak decade
16 girls have been named Darshini since 1984, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Darshini has 16 recorded births among girls since 1984, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2019.
- #48,542 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 16 born since 1984
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Darshini ranks #48,542 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 1984, peaking in the 1980s.
- #48,542 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 16
- born since 1984
- 1980s
- peak decade
Darshini's 16 recorded births place it above 31.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Darshini's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Darshini's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2009, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1984 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Darshini popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2019
- Peak year (1984)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Darshini by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (6 births, 38% of the file).
1980s was Darshini's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Darshini births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 6 births (38% of all-time use).
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- Darshini's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (6 total births) through the 2010s (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 Darshini: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1984)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1984–2019 (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 Darshini 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.