Dareth
An invented name of unknown origin, considered masculine.
Name Census estimates that about 76 living Americans carry the first name Dareth. It is a predominantly female name (93.9% of registrations). The average person named Dareth today is around 45 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Dareth births was 1978 (18 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Dareth. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Dareth. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
76
~ 1 in 4,509,926 Americans
Peak year
1978
18 babies that year
Average age
45
years old
2022 SSA rank
#9,824
Tracked since 1975
Census
Dareth in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 133 people with the first name Dareth, which placed it at #48,223 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#48,223
National first-name rank
People counted
133
133 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.0
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
63.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Dareth
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Dareth is White at 63.9%. The next largest groups are Black (15.8%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (9.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Dareth described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Dareth at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White63.9% · 85
- Black or African American15.8% · 21
- Asian and Pacific Islander9.0% · 12
- Two or more races5.3% · 7
- Hispanic or Latino3.8% · 5
- American Indian and Alaska Native2.3% · 3
Gender
Gender distribution for Dareth
Dareth leans heavily female at 93.9% of total registrations, but 5 boys have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Dareth as a male name
- Ranked #12,749 in 2022
- 5 male births in 2022
- Peak: 2022 (5 births)
Dareth as a female name
- Ranked #9,824 in 1986
- 6 female births in 1986
- Peak: 1978 (18 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Dareth leans strongly female. 107 people counted with this name were female (81.7%), compared with 24 male bearers (18.3%).
Popularity
Dareth: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Dareth from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1970s, with 61 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1970s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Dareth by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Dareth during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Dareth
The name Dareth has its origins in the ancient Sumerian language, which was spoken in Mesopotamia (present-day Iraq) around 3500 BC to 2000 BC. It is believed to be derived from the Sumerian word "daru," which means "eternal" or "everlasting." This suggests that the name Dareth may have been given to children with the hope that they would lead long and prosperous lives.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Dareth can be found in the Sumerian King List, an ancient document that records the names of the kings who ruled over the various city-states of Sumer. According to this list, a king named Dareth ruled over the city-state of Uruk around 2700 BC.
During the later Babylonian period, which lasted from around 1800 BC to 539 BC, the name Dareth was sometimes transliterated into the Akkadian language as "Dārētu." This version of the name appears in several cuneiform tablets and inscriptions from that time, indicating that it was still in use among the peoples of Mesopotamia.
In ancient Greek literature, there are a few references to a figure named Dareth, who was said to be a priest or philosopher from Phoenicia (modern-day Lebanon). However, the details of this individual's life and teachings are obscure, and it is uncertain whether they were a real historical figure or a mythical one.
Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals who bore the name Dareth. One of the most famous was Dareth of Phrygia, a Greek philosopher and mathematician who lived in the 4th century BC. He is credited with writing a treatise on the geometry of conic sections, which was an important contribution to the field of mathematics at the time.
Another notable Dareth was a Roman historian who lived in the 4th century AD. He is best known for his work "De Castrametatione," which was a detailed account of the methods used by the Roman army for setting up and fortifying military camps.
In the medieval period, there was a French knight named Dareth de Mauleon who fought in the Crusades in the 12th century. He is mentioned in several chronicles and accounts of the Crusades, particularly for his involvement in the siege of Acre in 1191.
During the Renaissance, an Italian artist and architect named Dareth Alghisi (1510-1573) gained recognition for his work on several churches and buildings in the city of Ferrara, including the Cathedral of Ferrara and the Palazzo dei Diamanti.
In more recent times, a British author named Dareth Prince (1920-2012) achieved some success with his historical novels and non-fiction works, many of which focused on the Tudor period in England.
People
Dareth + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Dareth as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with D
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Dareth: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dareth?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 76 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Dareth going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 4,509,926 US residents.
Is Dareth a common name?
We classify Dareth as "Very Rare". It ranks above 60.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 82 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Dareth most popular?
The single biggest year for Dareth was 1978, when 18 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Dareth is about 45 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Dareth in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 133 people with the name Dareth, or 0.04 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #48,223 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Dareth in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Dareth?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Dareth leans strongly female. 107 people counted with this name were female (81.7%), compared with 24 male bearers (18.3%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Dareth?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Dareth is White at 63.9%. The next largest groups are Black (15.8%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (9.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Dareth most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Dareth in the 2020 Census, accounting for 63.9% (85 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Dareth in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Dareth a female name?
Yes, 93.9% of people registered as Dareth in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Dareth still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Dareth in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Dareth can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are named Dareth?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.