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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201962peak #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 1962

  • 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: #137 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 783 boysWAIdaho: #141 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 636 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Darin, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #150 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 857 boysNDMinnesota: #205 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,251 boysMNIllinois: #353 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 4,792 boysILWisconsin: #259 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,792 boysWIMichigan: #241 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 2,599 boysMINew York: #393 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 6,243 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Darin, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Darin, so not publishedRIOregon: #147 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 860 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Darin, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Darin, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Darin, so not publishedSDIowa: #217 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,939 boysIAIndiana: #275 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 3,075 boysINOhio: #297 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 4,219 boysOHPennsylvania: #296 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 4,623 boysPANew Jersey: #347 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 5,592 boysNJConnecticut: #294 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,330 boysCTCalifornia: #245 for boys · 99 births · 1 in 1,889 boysCAUtah: #132 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 604 boysUTColorado: #230 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,659 boysCONebraska: #221 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,020 boysNEMissouri: #215 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,722 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Darin, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Darin, so not publishedWVVirginia: #501 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 8,644 boysVAMaryland: 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: #144 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 845 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Darin, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Darin, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #412 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 5,717 boysNCSouth Carolina: #386 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,538 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Darin, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #243 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,812 boysOKLouisiana: #379 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,370 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: #200 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 946 boysHITexas: #510 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 5,966 boysTXFlorida: #510 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 7,741 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Utah#132 · 1 in 604
  2. Washington#137 · 1 in 783
  3. Idaho#141 · 1 in 636
  4. Kansas#144 · 1 in 845
  5. Oregon#147 · 1 in 860

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#132201 in 604
Washington#137391 in 783
Idaho#141111 in 636
Kansas#144261 in 845
Oregon#147201 in 860
North Dakota#15081 in 857
Hawaii#20081 in 946
Minnesota#205181 in 2,251
Missouri#215271 in 1,722
Iowa#217151 in 1,939
Nebraska#22181 in 2,020
Colorado#230131 in 1,659
Michigan#241341 in 2,599
Oklahoma#243131 in 1,812
California#245991 in 1,889
Wisconsin#259121 in 3,792
Indiana#275171 in 3,075
Connecticut#29461 in 4,330
Pennsylvania#296241 in 4,623
Ohio#297251 in 4,219
New Jersey#347111 in 5,592
Illinois#353231 in 4,792
Louisiana#379121 in 3,370
South Carolina#38661 in 4,538
New York#393281 in 6,243
North Carolina#41291 in 5,717
Virginia#50151 in 8,644
Florida#51071 in 7,741
Texas#510201 in 5,966
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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 1962

girls
#5,293
7 births · 1 in 280,943 girls
boys
#316
621 births · 1 in 3,331 boys

Top girls' names in 1962

  1. #1Lisa46,069
  2. #2Mary43,502
  3. #3Susan35,752
  4. #4Karen35,184
  5. #5Linda31,461
  6. #6Patricia26,532
  7. #7Donna25,719
  8. #8Cynthia24,025
  9. #9Deborah22,889
  10. #10Sandra22,420
  11. #5,293Darin7

Top boys' names in 1962

  1. #1Michael85,059
  2. #2David81,337
  3. #3John78,427
  4. #4James72,555
  5. #5Robert70,199
  6. #6Mark53,520
  7. #7William44,853
  8. #8Richard39,422
  9. #9Thomas36,529
  10. #10Jeffrey33,537
  11. #316Darin621
More about 1962

girls

1,966,603 girls got a published name in 1962; 1 in 280,943 of them was named Darin, which outranked 30.2% of the 7,584 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Darin
  1. #4,865Yolander8
  2. #4,865Zenda8
  3. #4,865Zeta8
  4. #5,293Darin7
  5. #5,293Adalia7
  6. #5,293Adel7
  7. #5,293Adraine7
  8. #5,860Adana6
  9. #5,860Adrien6
  10. #5,860Aidee6

Tied with 566 names at #5,293; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1961
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,281Tiffany#2,070 → #789
  2. ↑ 879Whitney#1,627 → #748
  3. ↑ 541Zina#1,533 → #992
  4. ↑ 414Glynis#1,406 → #992
  5. ↑ 408Lolita#978 → #570
Fallers
  1. ↓ 300Fern#821 → #1,121
  2. ↓ 259Jacklyn#815 → #1,074
  3. ↓ 255Dorthy#929 → #1,184
  4. ↓ 224Laurene#943 → #1,167
  5. ↓ 215Jimmie#911 → #1,126

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

boys

2,068,772 boys got a published name in 1962; 1 in 3,331 of them was named Darin, which outranked 93.2% of the 4,631 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Darin
  1. #312Morris629
  2. #312Pete629
  3. #315Loren627
  4. #316Darin621
  5. #317Phil613
  6. #318Salvatore605
  7. #319Stewart601
Biggest movers since 1961
Risers
  1. ↑ 490Ritchie#1,262 → #772
  2. ↑ 353King#1,349 → #996
  3. ↑ 338Arlie#1,322 → #984
  4. ↑ 250Robb#1,052 → #802
  5. ↑ 243Pernell#928 → #685
Fallers
  1. ↓ 351Mariano#928 → #1,279
  2. ↓ 349Michal#910 → #1,259
  3. ↓ 337Loran#958 → #1,295
  4. ↓ 292Sid#967 → #1,259
  5. ↓ 275Lorenza#940 → #1,215

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

See the top 100 for 1962 →