Recorded 1937–2004 Girls' name Peak 1961 656 births

Narda — girls' name

656 babies named Narda in U.S. Social Security records since 1937, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s51940s991950s1511960s1791970s491980s401990s952000s38
1960s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Narda was born in this single decade.

1961
Single peak year

32 babies were named Narda in 1961 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Narda

The Social Security Administration has registered 656 babies named Narda between 1937 and 2004, spanning 68 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Narda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1961, when 32 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Narda performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 179 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Narda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 30 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Narda in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Narda in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 656 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Narda at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

656

Since 1937

68 years of records

Peak year

1961

32 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1937

Recorded for 68 years

Last year on file: 2004

Narda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1937

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1961)
32
Annual births at peak — across 68 years of records
010203040 200419961986197219651958195019431937 5

Narda by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
179 births that decade — 27% of Narda's all-time total
1930s51940s991950s1511960s1791970s491980s401990s952000s38

Narda by state

Where Narda concentrates geographically — total births since 1937

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Narda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
30 4.6%
#2 New York
18 2.7%
#3 California
12 1.8%
Texas share of Narda's total US births 4.6%
Even split

30 of 656 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Narda?
656 babies have been named Narda since 1937. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1961 with 32 births.
When was Narda most popular?
Narda was most popular in the 1960s decade with 179 total births. The single peak year was 1961.
Where is Narda most popular?
The top states for the name Narda are Texas (30 births), New York (18 births), California (12 births).
How long has the name Narda been used?
Narda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1937, spanning 68 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Narda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nariah, Nariyah, Nara, Narissa, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1937–2004 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.