Unisex name · since 1972
Diarra
Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 354 babies named Diarra, peaking in 1994. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,550 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,539 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 354
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Diarra is the #13539 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 354 recorded since 1972.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Diarra has been recorded 354 times among girls since 1972, currently ranked #13539 nationally and more common than 22% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2025.
- #14,550 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,539 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 354 born since 1972
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Diarra ranks #14,550 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,539 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 354 born since 1972, peaking in the 1990s.
- #14,550 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,539 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 354
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
Diarra's 354 recorded births place it above 79.86% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Diarra compares
354 48th percentile among 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
Diarra's all-time total is 6% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Diarra | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 354 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 21 | 19,840 |
Diarra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Diarra's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1972, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1994 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Diarra popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (1994)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Diarra popularity over time - boys
78 total births recorded since 1971 (Diarra as boys' name)
Diarra by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (134 births, 38% of the file).
1990s was Diarra's strongest decade.
134 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Diarra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 20
1970s
20 births
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
- 1990s
1990s
134 births
- 2000s
2000s
113 births
- 2010s 43
2010s
43 births
- 2020s 37
2020s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 134 births (38% of all-time use).
Diarra by state
Where Diarra concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 1.4% |
5 of 354 births nationwide.
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What to do with Diarra's data
- Diarra's decade-level peak was the 1990s (134 total births); usage has since declined to 37 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Diarras (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Diarra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1972–2025 (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 Diarra 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.