Darrin

Where Darrin comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Darrin.

Darrin through the years
  1. 1947
    First appearance
    #3,733 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1964
    Around this time: Bewitched
    TV, 1964 · Source
  3. 1965
    Peak, #102
    3,255 babies named Darrin, the most in any year.
  4. 1970
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #180.
  5. 1971
    Darrin Hancock born
    American basketball player
  6. 1988
    Darrin Govens born
    American basketball player
In the dictionary
  • A male given name transferred from the surname, variant of Darren.
Namesakes
  • Darrin Hancock · American basketball player, born 1971
  • Darrin Govens · American basketball player, born 1988
  • Darrin Shannon · Canadian ice hockey player, born 1969
  • Darrin Murray · New Zealand cricketer, born 1967
  • Darrin Van Horn · American boxer, born 1968

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.