Girls' name · since 1961
Darya
Darya has 1,360 recorded births since 1961 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,096 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,533 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,360
- born since 1961
- 2010s
- peak decade
Darya currently ranks #3533 among girls' names in America, with 1,360 babies recorded since 1961.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Darya has been recorded 1,360 times among girls since 1961, currently ranked #3533 nationally and more common than 80% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 2025.
- #6,096 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,533 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,360 born since 1961
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Darya ranks #6,096 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,533 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,360 born since 1961, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,096 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,533 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,360
- born since 1961
- 2010s
- peak decade
Darya's 1,360 recorded births place it above 91.57% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Darya compares
1,360 Top 27% higher than 73% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Darya's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Darya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,360 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 50 | 21 | 19,840 |
Darya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Darya splits its recorded history at 1997: 80% of all births land in the more recent half, 20% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1961 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 50 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Darya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 50
- Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
Darya by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (387 births, 28% of the file).
2010s was Darya's strongest decade.
387 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Darya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 31
1960s
31 births
- 1970s 81
1970s
81 births
- 1980s 52
1980s
52 births
- 1990s
1990s
198 births
- 2000s
2000s
358 births
- 2010s
2010s
387 births
- 2020s
2020s
253 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 387 births (28% of all-time use).
How Darya compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Darya's total volume
Darya by state
Where Darya concentrates geographically, total births since 1961
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 337 | 24.8% |
| #2 | New York | | 51 | 3.8% |
| #3 | Texas | | 15 | 1.1% |
| #4 | Virginia | | 12 | 0.9% |
| #5 | Washington | | 5 | 0.4% |
337 of 1,360 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Darya's data
- Darya's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (387 total births) through the 2020s (253) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Daryas (337 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.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Darya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~64 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, 1961–2025 (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 Darya 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.