Darrin
Darrin was the 3393rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 34 babies. Its best year was 1965, when it ranked 102nd with 3,255 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,087 places. More babies were named Darrin in the 1960s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,393 boys, down 455 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 34boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19653,255 babies
- Total since 1880
- 29,747babies recorded
Darrin popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 132 since 1959.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,393 | 34 |
| 2020 | #2,938 | 40 |
| 2010 | #1,616 | 97 |
| 2000 | #865 | 183 |
| 1990 | #511 | 376 |
| 1980 | #503 | 283 |
| 1970 | #180 | 1,525 |
| 1960 | #539 | 217 |
| 1950 | #3,802 | 5 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Darrin, counting every spelling?
Darrin is a spelling of Daren, a name family that ranked #1,541 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,393 for Darrin 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 Darrin?
34 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Darrin (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Darrin 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 247 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Darrin.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Darrin?
About 26,100 people born in the US named Darrin are alive today, with a median age of 55; half are between 40 and 59. That makes Darrin 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.
Darrin by state
How common Darrin was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 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 Darrin: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Darrin, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Darrin
How popular is the name Darrin?
Darrin was the 3393rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 34 babies. Its best year was 1965, when it ranked 102nd with 3,255 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,087 places. More babies were named Darrin in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Darrin a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Darrin in the US.
Where is Darrin most popular?
In 2021–2025, Darrin was most common in Indiana (0.07 per 1,000 boys), followed by Louisiana and Texas.