Darwin

Last seen for girls in 2018 at #13,793 · #960 for boys in 2025, 241 births
Given to boys 99.7% of the time

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Peak · boys
#297
1938 · 338 births
Debut · boys
1881
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
26,347
since 1881

Darwin over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Darwin has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202018peak #297, 1938boys
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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—#960241
2024—#838293
2023—#970228
2022—#982229
2021—#1,081196
2020—#905248
2019—#957223
2018#13,7936#907237
2017#14,1246#833266
2016#14,3316#855263
2015—#869256
2014#11,9318#909236
2013—#829259
2012—#855248
2011#16,7645#773291
2010#13,4487#732313
2009#17,2945#740314
2008#17,5045#785280
2007—#820261
2006—#781266
2005—#866212
2004#16,0995#820217
2003—#871197
2002—#901179
2001—#878180
2000—#1,006146
1999—#1,058129
1998—#1,023132
1997—#966136
1996—#1,127105
1995#13,3865#1,014120
1994—#943137
1993—#921136
1992—#956126
1991—#882143
1990—#910128
1989—#814148
1988—#836129
1987—#870115
1986—#880106
1985—#877107
1984—#784122
1983—#89596
1982—#95788
1981—#800120
1980—#804119
1979—#858102
1978—#831106
1977—#786118
1976—#90584
1975—#747125
1974—#677144
1973—#665144
1972—#675142
1971—#600191
1970—#563207
1969—#474260
1968—#444297
1967#6,8045#437299
1966—#415332
1965—#403383
1964#6,0096#426354
1963—#429347
1962—#404398
1961—#408374
1960—#398392
1959—#399397
1958#4,8907#380418
1957—#396382
1956—#389371
1955—#390343
1954—#400320
1953—#397313
1952—#398299
1951—#378323
1950—#377324
1949—#386302
1948—#395295
1947—#369350
1946—#378298
1945—#390235
1944—#343303
1943—#334332
1942—#336326
1941—#345283
1940—#320309
1939—#306332
1938—#297338
1937—#309299
1936—#305304
1935—#299330
1934#3,8026#314300
1933#3,4067#308300
1932—#330281
1931—#339259
1930—#332280
1929—#332278
1928—#367252
1927—#377242
1926—#426202
1925—#398225
1924—#414218
1923—#409215
1922—#445188
1921—#415214
1920—#459174
1919—#481155
1918—#472156
1917—#497133
1916—#464150
1915—#466139
1914—#57975
1913—#50374
1912—#60845
1911—#73219
1910—#70718
1909—#89311
1908—#82511
1907—#81511
1906—#1,0047
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1900—#1,3105
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First appearance
1881

The first year at least five boys were named Darwin! It came in at #866, and was given to 5 baby boys.

Quietest stretch: 1881–1888, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Darwin is popular in 2018

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Darwin, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Darwin, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Darwin, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Darwin, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Darwin, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Darwin, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Darwin, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Darwin, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #796 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,334 boysMNIllinois: #973 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 7,459 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Darwin, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Darwin, so not publishedMINew York: #665 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 4,559 boysNYMassachusetts: #472 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,143 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Darwin, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Darwin, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Darwin, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Darwin, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Darwin, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Darwin, so not publishedIAIndiana: #825 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,661 boysINOhio: #988 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 8,187 boysOHPennsylvania: #1,093 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 9,544 boysPANew Jersey: #421 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,363 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Darwin, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #797 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 6,662 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Darwin, so not publishedUTColorado: #771 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,159 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Darwin, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Darwin, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Darwin, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Darwin, so not publishedWVVirginia: #578 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,703 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Darwin, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Darwin, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Darwin, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Darwin, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Darwin, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Darwin, so not publishedARTennessee: #950 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,101 boysTNNorth Carolina: #732 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 5,016 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Darwin, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Darwin, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Darwin, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Darwin, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Darwin, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Darwin, so not publishedALGeorgia: #858 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 5,799 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Darwin, so not publishedHITexas: #984 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 8,327 boysTXFlorida: #770 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 5,638 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New Jersey#421 · 1 in 2,363
  2. Massachusetts#472 · 1 in 3,143
  3. Virginia#578 · 1 in 3,703
  4. New York#665 · 1 in 4,559
  5. North Carolina#732 · 1 in 5,016

Best ever in a state: #57 in Idaho, 1927.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Jersey#421171 in 2,363
Massachusetts#47291 in 3,143
Virginia#578111 in 3,703
New York#665211 in 4,559
North Carolina#732101 in 5,016
Florida#770171 in 5,638
Colorado#77151 in 5,159
Minnesota#79651 in 5,334
California#797311 in 6,662
Indiana#82561 in 5,661
Georgia#85891 in 5,799
Tennessee#95051 in 7,101
Illinois#97381 in 7,459
Texas#984211 in 8,327
Ohio#98871 in 8,187
Pennsylvania#1,09361 in 9,544
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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 Darwin
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 122 spots since 2024 (#838 → #960)
  • 55 spots since 2020 (#905 → #960)
  • 91 spots since 2015 (#869 → #960)
  • Biggest jump: 531 spots in 1901 (#1,310 → #779)
  • Biggest drop: 176 spots in 2021 (#905 → #1,081)
Rise & fade · boys
57 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1881
  • Peaked 1938 at #297 (338 births)
  • Births halved by 1972, 34 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 121 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 121 yrs · run 1907–1994
Share of babies · boys
1 in 3,156
  • Highest: 1 in 3,156 boys born in 1935 were named Darwin (0.03%)
  • Latest: 1 in 7,087 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
  • Its best rank, #297 in 1938, was only 1 in 3,282 (0.03%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1950s
  • 13.2% of all boys named Darwin (3,490) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s23#722 (1889)#876
1890s20#804 (1898)#897
1900s66#779 (1901)#954
1910s964#464 (1916)#551
1920s2,208#332 (1929)#404
1930s3,023#297 (1938)#314
1940s3,033#320 (1940)#360
1950s3,490#377 (1950)#390
1960s3,436#398 (1960)#424
1970s1,363#563 (1970)#731
1980s1,150#784 (1984)#852
1990s1,292#882 (1991)#980
2000s2,252#740 (2009)#847
2010s2,592#732 (2010)#852
2020s1,435#838 (2024)#956

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.

Darwin in 2018

girls
#13,793
6 births · 1 in 283,512 girls
boys
#907
237 births · 1 in 7,663 boys

Top girls' names in 2018

  1. #1Emma18,824
  2. #2Olivia18,061
  3. #3Ava15,034
  4. #4Isabella14,575
  5. #5Sophia14,013
  6. #6Charlotte13,038
  7. #7Mia12,742
  8. #8Amelia12,405
  9. #9Harper10,646
  10. #10Evelyn10,433
  11. #13,793Darwin6

Top boys' names in 2018

  1. #1Liam19,977
  2. #2Noah18,441
  3. #3William14,646
  4. #4James13,650
  5. #5Oliver13,500
  6. #6Benjamin13,488
  7. #7Elijah13,020
  8. #8Lucas12,665
  9. #9Mason12,526
  10. #10Logan12,447
  11. #907Darwin237
More about 2018

girls

1,701,074 girls got a published name in 2018; 1 in 283,512 of them was named Darwin, which outranked 24.0% of the 18,152 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Darwin
  1. #12,464Zyannah7
  2. #12,464Zyliah7
  3. #12,464Zyna7
  4. #13,793Darwin6
  5. #13,793Aabriella6
  6. #13,793Aadhyareddy6
  7. #13,793Aadhyasri6
  8. #15,682Aabidah5
  9. #15,682Aaheli5
  10. #15,682Aalasia5

Tied with 1,888 names at #13,793; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2017
Risers
  1. ↑ 680Meghan#1,387 → #707
  2. ↑ 567Dior#1,360 → #793
  3. ↑ 367Palmer#1,042 → #675
  4. ↑ 361Adalee#1,217 → #856
  5. ↑ 346Oaklynn#888 → #542
Fallers
  1. ↓ 334Audrina#847 → #1,181
  2. ↓ 234Courtney#952 → #1,186
  3. ↓ 232Marjorie#938 → #1,170
  4. ↓ 228Anabelle#969 → #1,197
  5. ↓ 225Angelique#799 → #1,024

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

boys

1,816,158 boys got a published name in 2018; 1 in 7,663 of them was named Darwin, which outranked 93.6% of the 14,118 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Darwin
  1. #902Mustafa240
  2. #905Rogelio239
  3. #906Brentley238
  4. #907Darwin237
  5. #907Louie237
  6. #907Payton237
  7. #907Rocky237
  8. #912Dwayne236
  9. #912Wesson236
  10. #912Yehuda236

Tied with 4 names at #907; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2017
Risers
  1. ↑ 594Genesis#1,575 → #981
  2. ↑ 436Baker#1,149 → #713
  3. ↑ 430Saint#1,287 → #857
  4. ↑ 319Kairo#802 → #483
  5. ↑ 307Watson#1,020 → #713
Fallers
  1. ↓ 235Aaden#893 → #1,128
  2. ↓ 224Dilan#917 → #1,141
  3. ↓ 201Craig#980 → #1,181
  4. ↓ 177Mike#951 → #1,128
  5. ↓ 172Harper#798 → #970

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

See the top 100 for 2018 →