Boys' name · since 1956
Dart
Since 1956, U.S. Social Security records show 41 babies named Dart, peaking in 1956. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #23,505 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 41
- born since 1956
- 1950s
- peak decade
41 boys have been named Dart since 1956, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Dart has 41 recorded births among boys since 1956, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 1960.
- #23,505 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 41 born since 1956
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dart ranks #23,505 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 41 born since 1956, peaking in the 1950s.
- #23,505 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 41
- born since 1956
- 1950s
- peak decade
Dart's 41 recorded births place it above 48.03% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Dart's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dart splits its recorded history at 1958: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1959 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1956 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dart popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–1960
- Peak year (1956)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
Dart by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (35 births, 85% of the file).
1950s was Dart's strongest decade.
35 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 85% of all-time use.
Dart births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
35 births
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 35 births (85% of all-time use).
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What to do with Dart's data
- Dart's decade-level peak was the 1950s (35 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Dart: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1956)
Similar record span (~4 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, 1956–1960 (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 Dart 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.