How Many People Are Named Darrah?
An estimated 769 people in the United States have the first name Darrah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 35 years old, and Darrah peaked in popularity in 2004 with 42 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Darrah 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 Darrah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
769
About 1 in 445,714 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
35
years old
Peak Year
2004
42 births
Total Registered
820
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Darrah
Darrah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 820 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Darrah as a female name
Ranked #15,685 in 2020
5 female births in 2020
Peak: 2004 (42 births)
Darrah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Darrah span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 207 babies were registered. Darrah has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Darrah by Decade
How has Darrah 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.
Darrah by State
Darrah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Darrah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Darrah
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Darrah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Darrah?
We estimate approximately 769 people named Darrah 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 445,714 Americans share this first name.
Is Darrah a common name?
Darrah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 820 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Darrah most popular?
Darrah reached peak popularity in 2004, when 42 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Darrah is approximately 35 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Darrah a female name?
Darrah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Darrah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Darrah Smith, Darrah Johnson, Darrah 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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