Darin

Last seen for girls in 2016 at #16,215 · #3,583 for boys in 2025, 31 births
Given to boys 98.9% of the time

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Peak · boys
1965 · 2,614 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
32,546
since 1948

Darin over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Darin has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201961peak #123, 1965boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#3,58331
2024—#3,52432
2023—#3,22837
2022—#3,69130
2021—#2,86243
2020—#2,72845
2019—#2,42155
2018—#3,30134
2017—#2,18661
2016#16,2155#2,02870
2015—#2,03670
2014—#1,88477
2013#16,5475#1,79480
2012—#1,71188
2011#16,7645#1,544102
2010—#1,525106
2009—#1,546106
2008#13,8327#1,284135
2007#12,6768#1,144156
2006#12,4208#1,091161
2005#16,4625#929188
2004—#977171
2003#13,8446#764231
2002—#784220
2001#9,35110#776219
2000#13,1546#780212
1999—#696241
1998#14,1225#777201
1997#13,7245#683236
1996—#686236
1995#13,3865#700228
1994—#648258
1993#8,7199#643259
1992#11,7386#601293
1991—#546345
1990#9,2478#530348
1989#8,0379#511351
1988#7,6919#481366
1987#8,7787#448390
1986#9,5456#427409
1985#7,5638#417418
1984#6,29110#398428
1983#7,3128#387429
1982#7,4698#395424
1981#10,4115#378455
1980#9,0956#379455
1979#6,6969#351499
1978#7,6497#328533
1977#9,6525#314601
1976#8,1566#290649
1975#9,0675#245844
1974—#2111,037
1973—#2051,057
1972#5,9598#2031,130
1971#4,81011#1931,291
1970#5,8188#1881,441
1969#4,19812#1591,789
1968#4,22211#1471,955
1967#3,84512#1422,017
1966#3,14816#1342,251
1965#4,20210#1232,614
1964#4,6369#2361,023
1963#4,27210#290712
1962#5,2937#316621
1961#5,3097#378438
1960#3,09516#448325
1959#4,3009#77697
1958#4,8907#1,67722
1957—#1,95217
1956—#2,62810
1955—#2,21913
1954—#3,8275
1953—#3,1437
1952—#2,8758
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First appearance
1948

The first year at least five boys were named Darin! It came in at #3,668, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1948–1951, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Darin is popular in 1961

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Darin, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Darin, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Darin, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Darin, so not publishedNHWashington: #161 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 993 boysWAIdaho: #180 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,031 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Darin, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #155 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 908 boysNDMinnesota: #338 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,874 boysMNIllinois: #391 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 5,995 boysILWisconsin: #393 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 9,481 boysWIMichigan: #290 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 3,884 boysMINew York: #417 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 6,412 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Darin, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Darin, so not publishedRIOregon: #220 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,597 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Darin, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Darin, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #206 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,551 boysSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Darin, so not publishedIAIndiana: #357 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 5,419 boysINOhio: #329 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 5,578 boysOHPennsylvania: #456 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 11,810 boysPANew Jersey: #352 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 6,311 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Darin, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #283 for boys · 77 births · 1 in 2,454 boysCAUtah: #160 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 760 boysUTColorado: #305 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,748 boysCONebraska: #244 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,308 boysNEMissouri: #331 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 4,400 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Darin, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Darin, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Darin, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Darin, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Darin, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Darin, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Darin, so not publishedNMKansas: #194 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,318 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Darin, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Darin, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Darin, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Darin, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Darin, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #271 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,140 boysOKLouisiana: #396 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,751 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Darin, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Darin, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Darin, so not publishedGAHawaii: #180 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 830 boysHITexas: #502 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 5,696 boysTXFlorida: #587 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 10,996 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. North Dakota#155 · 1 in 908
  2. Utah#160 · 1 in 760
  3. Washington#161 · 1 in 993
  4. Hawaii#180 · 1 in 830
  5. Idaho#180 · 1 in 1,031

Best ever in a state: #26 in South Dakota, 1967.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Dakota#15581 in 908
Utah#160161 in 760
Washington#161311 in 993
Hawaii#18091 in 830
Idaho#18071 in 1,031
Kansas#194171 in 1,318
South Dakota#20651 in 1,551
Oregon#220111 in 1,597
Nebraska#24471 in 2,308
Oklahoma#271111 in 2,140
California#283771 in 2,454
Michigan#290241 in 3,884
Colorado#30581 in 2,748
Ohio#329201 in 5,578
Missouri#331111 in 4,400
Minnesota#33861 in 6,874
New Jersey#352101 in 6,311
Indiana#357101 in 5,419
Illinois#391191 in 5,995
Wisconsin#39351 in 9,481
Louisiana#396111 in 3,751
New York#417281 in 6,412
Pennsylvania#456101 in 11,810
Texas#502211 in 5,696
Florida#58751 in 10,996
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Darin
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 59 spots since 2024 (#3,524 → #3,583)
  • 855 spots since 2020 (#2,728 → #3,583)
  • 1,547 spots since 2015 (#2,036 → #3,583)
  • Biggest jump: 901 spots in 1959 (#1,677 → #776)
  • Biggest drop: 213 spots in 2004 (#764 → #977)
Rise & fade · boys
17 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1948
  • Peaked 1965 at #123 (2,614 births)
  • Births halved by 1971, 6 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 47 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 47 yrs · run 1959–2005
Share of babies · boys
1 in 712
  • Highest: 1 in 712 boys born in 1965 were named Darin (0.14%)
  • Latest: 1 in 55,099 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1960s
  • 42.2% of all boys named Darin (13,745) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1940s5#3,668 (1948)#3,668
1950s184#776 (1959)#2,531
1960s13,745#123 (1965)#237
1970s9,082#188 (1970)#253
1980s4,125#378 (1981)#422
1990s2,645#530 (1990)#651
2000s1,799#764 (2003)#1,008
2010s743#1,525 (2010)#2,043
2020s218#2,728 (2020)#3,269

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Darin in 1961

girls
#5,309
7 births · 1 in 288,356 girls
boys
#378
438 births · 1 in 4,850 boys

Top girls' names in 1961

  1. #1Mary47,682
  2. #2Lisa42,720
  3. #3Susan37,532
  4. #4Linda35,597
  5. #5Karen34,707
  6. #6Patricia28,889
  7. #7Donna28,679
  8. #8Cynthia24,393
  9. #9Sandra24,153
  10. #10Deborah24,107
  11. #5,309Darin7

Top boys' names in 1961

  1. #1Michael86,974
  2. #2David84,810
  3. #3John79,983
  4. #4James75,969
  5. #5Robert72,977
  6. #6Mark57,796
  7. #7William48,045
  8. #8Richard41,142
  9. #9Thomas37,565
  10. #10Steven32,275
  11. #378Darin438
More about 1961

girls

2,018,495 girls got a published name in 1961; 1 in 288,356 of them was named Darin, which outranked 29.5% of the 7,527 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Darin
  1. #4,882Ziva8
  2. #4,882Zoann8
  3. #4,882Zoanne8
  4. #5,309Darin7
  5. #5,309Abra7
  6. #5,309Aide7
  7. #5,309Aime7
  8. #5,851Adeena6
  9. #5,851Adraine6
  10. #5,851Adrina6

Tied with 541 names at #5,309; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1960
Risers
  1. ↑ 997Corinna#1,811 → #814
  2. ↑ 789Sabra#1,637 → #848
  3. ↑ 745Velvet#1,286 → #541
  4. ↑ 601Johnna#1,043 → #442
  5. ↑ 600Damita#1,597 → #997
Fallers
  1. ↓ 317Sheena#980 → #1,297
  2. ↓ 253Lita#909 → #1,162
  3. ↓ 241Jannette#970 → #1,211
  4. ↓ 229Francisca#939 → #1,168
  5. ↓ 214Andra#822 → #1,036

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

2,124,195 boys got a published name in 1961; 1 in 4,850 of them was named Darin, which outranked 91.9% of the 4,657 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Darin
  1. #375Clint444
  2. #376Dominic443
  3. #377Rob442
  4. #378Darin438
  5. #379Stephan435
  6. #380Noel432
  7. #381Ernie429
Biggest movers since 1960
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,171Parrish#4,038 → #867
  2. ↑ 589Brook#1,252 → #663
  3. ↑ 467Osvaldo#1,434 → #967
  4. ↑ 426Shayne#1,152 → #726
  5. ↑ 367Pernell#1,295 → #928
Fallers
  1. ↓ 425Wayde#672 → #1,097
  2. ↓ 380Yancy#923 → #1,303
  3. ↓ 301Jonas#905 → #1,206
  4. ↓ 264Tobin#833 → #1,097
  5. ↓ 253Keenan#748 → #1,001

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1961 →