How Many People Are Named Darnice?
An estimated 124 people in the United States have the first name Darnice. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 61 years old, and Darnice peaked in popularity in 1958 with 18 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Darnice as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Darnice paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
124
About 1 in 2,764,148 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
61
years old
Peak Year
1958
18 births
Total Registered
157
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Darnice
Darnice is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 157 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Darnice as a female name
Ranked #9,691 in 1992
8 female births in 1992
Peak: 1958 (18 births)
Darnice: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Darnice span from the 1950s to the 1990s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 81 babies were registered. Darnice has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Darnice by Decade
How has Darnice tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Darnice + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Darnice as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Darnice: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Darnice?
We estimate approximately 124 people named Darnice are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,764,148 Americans share this first name.
Is Darnice a common name?
Darnice is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 67.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 157 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Darnice most popular?
Darnice reached peak popularity in 1958, when 18 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Darnice is approximately 61 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Darnice a female name?
Darnice is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Darnice Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Darnice Smith, Darnice Johnson, Darnice Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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