Boys' name · since 1977
Darth
29 babies named Darth in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #26,037 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 29
- born since 1977
- 1970s
- peak decade
Darth is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 29 have been recorded since 1977.
Social Security Administration records show Darth recorded 29 times among boys since 1977, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 1979.
- #26,037 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 29 born since 1977
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Darth ranks #26,037 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 29 born since 1977, peaking in the 1970s.
- #26,037 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 29
- born since 1977
- 1970s
- peak decade
Darth's 29 recorded births place it above 42.29% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Darth's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Darth splits its recorded history at 1978: 69% of all births land in the more recent half, 31% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1979 (7 births) -- compare that against the 1978 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Darth popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–1979
- Peak year (1978)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
Darth by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (29 births, 100% of the file).
1970s was Darth's strongest decade.
29 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Darth births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
29 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 29 births (100% of all-time use).
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Darth: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
Similar record span (~2 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, 1977–1979 (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 Darth 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.