Darrin

Last seen for girls in 1995 at #13,386 · #3,379 for boys in 2025, 34 births
Given to boys 99.6% of the time

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Peak · boys
1965 · 3,255 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
29,615
since 1947

Darrin over time

boys

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

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201974peak #102, 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—#3,37934
2024—#3,39434
2023—#4,11226
2022—#3,21637
2021—#2,77545
2020—#2,92540
2019—#2,73646
2018—#2,21062
2017—#2,10965
2016—#2,22860
2015—#2,30057
2014—#2,09866
2013—#1,79480
2012—#1,89176
2011—#1,73884
2010—#1,61297
2009—#1,472113
2008—#1,361125
2007—#1,341125
2006—#1,255133
2005—#1,018166
2004—#985169
2003—#926177
2002—#945170
2001—#897175
2000—#865183
1999—#798192
1998—#740218
1997—#687234
1996—#672245
1995#13,3865#610282
1994—#590305
1993—#554336
1992—#568322
1991—#498391
1990—#511376
1989—#460418
1988—#449403
1987#11,3255#452386
1986—#442380
1985#9,3076#437379
1984#10,4225#441364
1983—#456331
1982—#502286
1981—#503280
1980—#503283
1979—#509272
1978—#424347
1977—#414362
1976—#354466
1975#9,0675#309587
1974#7,6806#306594
1973#8,4235#279657
1972—#247860
1971#8,3245#1971,264
1970#7,0706#1801,525
1969#4,41811#1581,814
1968#4,00012#1382,077
1967#3,34015#1412,029
1966#4,19810#1192,569
1965#2,93818#1023,255
1964#6,0096#272801
1963—#450310
1962—#458305
1961—#522232
1960#5,6966#538217
1959#5,5666#752102
1958—#1,39631
1957—#2,37512
1956—#2,09115
1955—#2,7649
1954—#2,9428
1953—#2,53110
1952—#3,0957
1951—#3,0667
1950—#3,6815
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1948—#3,6685
1947—#3,7335
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First appearance
1947

The first year at least five boys were named Darrin! It came in at #3,733, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1947–1950, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Darrin is popular in 1974

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Darrin, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Darrin, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Darrin, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Darrin, so not publishedNHWashington: #182 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,345 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Darrin, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Darrin, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #108 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 569 boysNDMinnesota: #155 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,392 boysMNIllinois: #270 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 2,175 boysILWisconsin: #293 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,844 boysWIMichigan: #243 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 2,376 boysMINew York: #469 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 5,716 boysNYMassachusetts: #211 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,276 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Darrin, so not publishedRIOregon: #202 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,497 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Darrin, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Darrin, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #96 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 463 boysSDIowa: #152 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,192 boysIAIndiana: #178 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,464 boysINOhio: #219 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 2,050 boysOHPennsylvania: #241 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 2,619 boysPANew Jersey: #331 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,294 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Darrin, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #346 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 2,891 boysCAUtah: #185 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,367 boysUTColorado: #254 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,022 boysCONebraska: #150 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,096 boysNEMissouri: #247 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,248 boysMOKentucky: #179 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,293 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Darrin, so not publishedWVVirginia: #452 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,267 boysVAMaryland: #263 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,602 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Darrin, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Darrin, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Darrin, so not publishedNMKansas: #146 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 938 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Darrin, so not publishedARTennessee: #312 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,123 boysTNNorth Carolina: #315 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,985 boysNCSouth Carolina: #382 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,470 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Darrin, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #170 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,162 boysOKLouisiana: #270 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,638 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Darrin, so not publishedMSAlabama: #384 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,775 boysALGeorgia: #355 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,175 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Darrin, so not publishedHITexas: #451 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 3,914 boysTXFlorida: #395 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 3,618 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. South Dakota#96 · 1 in 463
  2. North Dakota#108 · 1 in 569
  3. Kansas#146 · 1 in 938
  4. Nebraska#150 · 1 in 1,096
  5. Iowa#152 · 1 in 1,192

Best ever in a state: #54 in Utah, 1965.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Dakota#96101 in 463
North Dakota#10881 in 569
Kansas#146151 in 938
Nebraska#150101 in 1,096
Iowa#152161 in 1,192
Minnesota#155191 in 1,392
Oklahoma#170161 in 1,162
Indiana#178271 in 1,464
Kentucky#179201 in 1,293
Washington#182171 in 1,345
Utah#185101 in 1,367
Oregon#202101 in 1,497
Massachusetts#211151 in 2,276
Ohio#219381 in 2,050
Pennsylvania#241281 in 2,619
Michigan#243271 in 2,376
Missouri#247151 in 2,248
Colorado#25491 in 2,022
Maryland#26381 in 2,602
Illinois#270361 in 2,175
Louisiana#270181 in 1,638
Wisconsin#29381 in 3,844
Tennessee#312101 in 3,123
North Carolina#315131 in 2,985
New Jersey#331131 in 3,294
California#346521 in 2,891
Georgia#355121 in 3,175
South Carolina#38261 in 3,470
Alabama#38471 in 3,775
Florida#395141 in 3,618
Texas#451271 in 3,914
Virginia#45251 in 6,267
New York#469201 in 5,716
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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 Darrin
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 15 spots since 2024 (#3,394 → #3,379)
  • 454 spots since 2020 (#2,925 → #3,379)
  • 1,079 spots since 2015 (#2,300 → #3,379)
  • Biggest jump: 644 spots in 1959 (#1,396 → #752)
  • Biggest drop: 85 spots in 1979 (#424 → #509)
Rise & fade · boys
18 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1947
  • Peaked 1965 at #102 (3,255 births)
  • Births halved by 1970, 5 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 46 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 46 yrs · run 1959–2004
Share of babies · boys
1 in 571
  • Highest: 1 in 571 boys born in 1965 were named Darrin (0.17%)
  • Latest: 1 in 50,238 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1960s
  • 46.0% of all boys named Darrin (13,609) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1940s10#3,668 (1948)#3,701
1950s206#752 (1959)#2,469
1960s13,609#102 (1965)#290
1970s6,934#180 (1970)#322
1980s3,510#437 (1985)#465
1990s2,901#498 (1991)#623
2000s1,536#865 (2000)#1,107
2010s693#1,612 (2010)#2,072
2020s216#2,775 (2021)#3,300

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.

Darrin in 1974

girls
#7,680
6 births · 1 in 244,589 girls
boys
#306
594 births · 1 in 2,647 boys

Top girls' names in 1974

  1. #1Jennifer63,107
  2. #2Amy29,566
  3. #3Michelle25,826
  4. #4Heather23,179
  5. #5Angela22,803
  6. #6Kimberly22,427
  7. #7Melissa22,166
  8. #8Lisa19,778
  9. #9Stephanie16,984
  10. #10Rebecca15,163
  11. #7,680Darrin6

Top boys' names in 1974

  1. #1Michael67,534
  2. #2Jason54,756
  3. #3Christopher48,585
  4. #4David41,786
  5. #5James41,334
  6. #6John37,612
  7. #7Robert37,005
  8. #8Brian34,449
  9. #9Matthew27,194
  10. #10William26,980
  11. #306Darrin594
More about 1974

girls

1,467,534 girls got a published name in 1974; 1 in 244,589 of them was named Darrin, which outranked 25.1% of the 10,247 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Darrin
  1. #6,900Zarita7
  2. #6,900Zonia7
  3. #6,900Zuwena7
  4. #7,680Darrin6
  5. #7,680Abigayle6
  6. #7,680Abraham6
  7. #7,680Acquanetta6
  8. #8,775Aaronette5
  9. #8,775Abbigail5
  10. #8,775Abeni5

Tied with 1,094 names at #7,680; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1973
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,440Nakia#6,666 → #226
  2. ↑ 5,329Nikia#6,080 → #751
  3. ↑ 1,994Luciana#2,914 → #920
  4. ↑ 1,556Cortney#2,349 → #793
  5. ↑ 1,213Nia#1,885 → #672
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,251Contina#962 → #2,213
  2. ↓ 396Pam#990 → #1,386
  3. ↓ 376Tracee#536 → #912
  4. ↓ 364Cher#760 → #1,124
  5. ↓ 314Richard#904 → #1,218

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

boys

1,572,334 boys got a published name in 1974; 1 in 2,647 of them was named Darrin, which outranked 94.9% of the 6,004 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Darrin
  1. #303Chadwick609
  2. #304Scotty605
  3. #305Bradford602
  4. #306Darrin594
  5. #307Devin593
  6. #307Guy593
  7. #309Floyd591
Biggest movers since 1973
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,544Rashad#4,505 → #961
  2. ↑ 844Telly#1,312 → #468
  3. ↑ 398Jabari#1,312 → #914
  4. ↑ 356Ahmad#1,123 → #767
  5. ↑ 356Toma#1,238 → #882
Fallers
  1. ↓ 383Parrish#987 → #1,370
  2. ↓ 378Fredric#957 → #1,335
  3. ↓ 346Jory#753 → #1,099
  4. ↓ 301Vidal#834 → #1,135
  5. ↓ 277Pat#847 → #1,124

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

See the top 100 for 1974 →