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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201984peak #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 1984

  • 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: #299 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,136 boysWAIdaho: #227 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,536 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Darin, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #125 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 781 boysNDMinnesota: #156 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,436 boysMNIllinois: #329 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 3,032 boysILWisconsin: #336 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,859 boysWIMichigan: #260 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 2,895 boysMINew York: #547 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 7,303 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Darin, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Darin, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Darin, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Darin, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Darin, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #76 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 328 boysSDIowa: #182 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,678 boysIAIndiana: #240 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,520 boysINOhio: #333 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 4,252 boysOHPennsylvania: #304 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 3,988 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Darin, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Darin, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #479 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 5,589 boysCAUtah: #146 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 979 boysUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Darin, so not publishedCONebraska: #180 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,489 boysNEMissouri: #240 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,376 boysMOKentucky: #367 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,925 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Darin, so not publishedWVVirginia: #315 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,267 boysVAMaryland: #303 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,339 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Darin, so not publishedDEArizona: #434 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,139 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Darin, so not publishedNMKansas: #189 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,341 boysKSArkansas: #324 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,036 boysARTennessee: 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: #270 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,408 boysOKLouisiana: #570 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,979 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Darin, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Darin, so not publishedALGeorgia: #560 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,948 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Darin, so not publishedHITexas: #547 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 6,209 boysTXFlorida: #512 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 5,934 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. South Dakota#76 · 1 in 328
  2. North Dakota#125 · 1 in 781
  3. Utah#146 · 1 in 979
  4. Minnesota#156 · 1 in 1,436
  5. Nebraska#180 · 1 in 1,489

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Dakota#76161 in 328
North Dakota#12571 in 781
Utah#146181 in 979
Minnesota#156221 in 1,436
Nebraska#18081 in 1,489
Iowa#182121 in 1,678
Kansas#189131 in 1,341
Idaho#22751 in 1,536
Indiana#240151 in 2,520
Missouri#240151 in 2,376
Michigan#260221 in 2,895
Oklahoma#270101 in 2,408
Washington#299101 in 3,136
Maryland#30381 in 3,339
Pennsylvania#304191 in 3,988
Virginia#315111 in 3,267
Arkansas#32451 in 3,036
Illinois#329271 in 3,032
Ohio#333181 in 4,252
Wisconsin#33671 in 4,859
Kentucky#36751 in 4,925
Arizona#43461 in 4,139
California#479381 in 5,589
Florida#512121 in 5,934
New York#547161 in 7,303
Texas#547231 in 6,209
Georgia#56061 in 6,948
Louisiana#57061 in 5,979
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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 1984

girls
#6,291
10 births · 1 in 168,382 girls
boys
#398
428 births · 1 in 4,217 boys

Top girls' names in 1984

  1. #1Jennifer50,564
  2. #2Jessica45,857
  3. #3Ashley38,773
  4. #4Amanda33,915
  5. #5Sarah25,887
  6. #6Stephanie23,025
  7. #7Nicole22,270
  8. #8Melissa21,896
  9. #9Heather21,489
  10. #10Elizabeth20,360
  11. #6,291Darin10

Top boys' names in 1984

  1. #1Michael67,735
  2. #2Christopher60,021
  3. #3Matthew49,767
  4. #4Joshua40,266
  5. #5David38,492
  6. #6Daniel36,531
  7. #7James35,859
  8. #8John32,610
  9. #9Robert31,768
  10. #10Joseph30,513
  11. #398Darin428
More about 1984

girls

1,683,817 girls got a published name in 1984; 1 in 168,382 of them was named Darin, which outranked 48.4% of the 12,181 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Darin
  1. #5,899Yee11
  2. #5,899Yury11
  3. #5,899Zarina11
  4. #6,291Darin10
  5. #6,291Abeer10
  6. #6,291Abelina10
  7. #6,291Abraham10
  8. #6,810Abigayle9
  9. #6,810Abril9
  10. #6,810Adaeze9

Tied with 518 names at #6,291; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1983
Risers
  1. ↑ 8,259Santana#9,015 → #756
  2. ↑ 2,419Tasia#3,151 → #732
  3. ↑ 2,198Teela#3,065 → #867
  4. ↑ 1,074Grisel#1,858 → #784
  5. ↑ 894Kaylee#1,715 → #821
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,856Dwan#874 → #2,730
  2. ↓ 720Toccara#937 → #1,657
  3. ↓ 713Kaleena#547 → #1,260
  4. ↓ 303Karie#1,000 → #1,303
  5. ↓ 300Karyn#820 → #1,120

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

boys

1,804,848 boys got a published name in 1984; 1 in 4,217 of them was named Darin, which outranked 94.6% of the 7,341 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Darin
  1. #394Roland432
  2. #396Leo430
  3. #396Zachariah430
  4. #398Darin428
  5. #398Kendall428
  6. #400Abel426
  7. #400Rocky426
  8. #402Perry421

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1983
Risers
  1. ↑ 958Ryne#1,562 → #604
  2. ↑ 472Rachel#1,448 → #976
  3. ↑ 399Zebulon#1,375 → #976
  4. ↑ 359Travon#1,327 → #968
  5. ↑ 347Mackenzie#1,347 → #1,000
Fallers
  1. ↓ 741Trumaine#949 → #1,690
  2. ↓ 422Basil#1,000 → #1,422
  3. ↓ 240Alfonzo#1,000 → #1,240
  4. ↓ 208Jasen#804 → #1,012
  5. ↓ 205Woodrow#949 → #1,154

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

See the top 100 for 1984 →