Darin
Darin was the 3595th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 31 babies. Its best year was 1965, when it ranked 123rd with 2,614 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,557 places. More babies were named Darin in the 1960s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,595 boys, down 858 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 31boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19652,614 babies
- Total since 1880
- 32,910babies recorded
Darin popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 364 since 1958.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,595 | 31 |
| 2020 | #2,737 | 45 |
| 2010 | #1,526 | 106 |
| 2000 | #780 | 212 |
| 1990 | #531 | 348 |
| 1980 | #379 | 455 |
| 1970 | #188 | 1,441 |
| 1960 | #448 | 325 |
| 1950 | #3,799 | 5 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Darin, counting every spelling?
Darin is a spelling of Daren, a name family that ranked #1,541 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,595 for Darin on its own. Together these spellings went to 102 boys in 2025.
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 Darin?
31 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Darin (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Darin 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 270 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Darin.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Darin?
About 28,800 people born in the US named Darin are alive today, with a median age of 54; half are between 42 and 59. That makes Darin mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
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.
Darin by state
How common Darin was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five boys 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 Darin: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Darin, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Darin
How popular is the name Darin?
Darin was the 3595th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 31 babies. Its best year was 1965, when it ranked 123rd with 2,614 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,557 places. More babies were named Darin in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Darin a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Darin in the US.
Where is Darin most popular?
In 2021–2025, Darin was most common in California (0.01 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and Texas.