Darin

Where Darin comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Darin.

Darin through the years
  1. 1948
    First appearance
    #3,668 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1958
    Around this time: Splish Splash by Bobby Darin
    Song, 1958 · Source
  3. 1965
    Peak, #123
    2,614 babies named Darin, the most in any year.
  4. 1971
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #193.
  5. 1984
    Darin Brooks born
    American actor
  6. 1987
    Darin Zanyar born
    Swedish singer and songwriter
In the dictionary
  • A male given name transferred from the surname, variant of Darren.
Namesakes
  • Darin Zanyar · Swedish singer and songwriter, born 1987
  • Darin Brooks · American actor, born 1984
  • Darin LaHood · American politician from Illinois, born 1968
  • Darin Morgan · American screenwriter, born 1966
  • Darin Erstad · American baseball player and coach, born 1974

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record. Events show what happened around then, not why parents chose the name.