Darby
Darby was the 2564th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 68 babies. Its best year was 1995, when it ranked 499th with 491 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 701 places. More babies were named Darby in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,564 girls, down 364 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 68girls
- Girls and boys
- 82% girls, 18% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1995491 babies
- Total since 1880
- 11,278babies recorded
Darby popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,564 | #6,540 | 68 | 13 |
| 2020 | #2,200 | #5,077 | 82 | 18 |
| 2010 | #1,483 | #2,645 | 152 | 46 |
| 2000 | #866 | #2,389 | 254 | 40 |
| 1990 | #1,994 | #2,183 | 68 | 33 |
| 1980 | #2,104 | #2,460 | 49 | 20 |
| 1970 | #1,295 | #721 | 83 | 130 |
| 1960 | #1,566 | #1,303 | 51 | 37 |
| 1950 | #2,362 | #2,469 | 18 | 10 |
| 1940 | #3,008 | #2,360 | 9 | 10 |
| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
| 1920 | — | #3,562 | — | 7 |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Darby, counting every spelling?
Darby is the most common spelling of a name family that had 68 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 68 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darby | 68 | #2,564 | 356 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Darby?
68 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Darby (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Darby born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 123 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Darby.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Darby?
About 8,000 people born in the US named Darby are alive today, with a median age of 28; half are between 19 and 36. That makes Darby mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Darby by state
How common Darby was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 41 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Darby: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Darby, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Darby
How popular is the name Darby?
Darby was the 2564th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 68 babies. Its best year was 1995, when it ranked 499th with 491 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 701 places. More babies were named Darby in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Darby a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 82% girls, 18% boys given the name Darby in the US.
Where is Darby most popular?
In 2021–2025, Darby was most common in Ohio (0.06 per 1,000 girls), followed by Tennessee and South Carolina.