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
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1938 · 338 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 26,347since 1881
Darwin over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Darwin has never cracked the top 200 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #960 | 241 | |
| 2024 | — | #838 | 293 | |
| 2023 | — | #970 | 228 | |
| 2022 | — | #982 | 229 | |
| 2021 | — | #1,081 | 196 | |
| 2020 | — | #905 | 248 | |
| 2019 | — | #957 | 223 | |
| 2018 | #13,793 | 6 | #907 | 237 |
| 2017 | #14,124 | 6 | #833 | 266 |
| 2016 | #14,331 | 6 | #855 | 263 |
| 2015 | — | #869 | 256 | |
| 2014 | #11,931 | 8 | #909 | 236 |
| 2013 | — | #829 | 259 | |
| 2012 | — | #855 | 248 | |
| 2011 | #16,764 | 5 | #773 | 291 |
| 2010 | #13,448 | 7 | #732 | 313 |
| 2009 | #17,294 | 5 | #740 | 314 |
| 2008 | #17,504 | 5 | #785 | 280 |
| 2007 | — | #820 | 261 | |
| 2006 | — | #781 | 266 | |
| 2005 | — | #866 | 212 | |
| 2004 | #16,099 | 5 | #820 | 217 |
| 2003 | — | #871 | 197 | |
| 2002 | — | #901 | 179 | |
| 2001 | — | #878 | 180 | |
| 2000 | — | #1,006 | 146 | |
| 1999 | — | #1,058 | 129 | |
| 1998 | — | #1,023 | 132 | |
| 1997 | — | #966 | 136 | |
| 1996 | — | #1,127 | 105 | |
| 1995 | #13,386 | 5 | #1,014 | 120 |
| 1994 | — | #943 | 137 | |
| 1993 | — | #921 | 136 | |
| 1992 | — | #956 | 126 | |
| 1991 | — | #882 | 143 | |
| 1990 | — | #910 | 128 | |
| 1989 | — | #814 | 148 | |
| 1988 | — | #836 | 129 | |
| 1987 | — | #870 | 115 | |
| 1986 | — | #880 | 106 | |
| 1985 | — | #877 | 107 | |
| 1984 | — | #784 | 122 | |
| 1983 | — | #895 | 96 | |
| 1982 | — | #957 | 88 | |
| 1981 | — | #800 | 120 | |
| 1980 | — | #804 | 119 | |
| 1979 | — | #858 | 102 | |
| 1978 | — | #831 | 106 | |
| 1977 | — | #786 | 118 | |
| 1976 | — | #905 | 84 | |
| 1975 | — | #747 | 125 | |
| 1974 | — | #677 | 144 | |
| 1973 | — | #665 | 144 | |
| 1972 | — | #675 | 142 | |
| 1971 | — | #600 | 191 | |
| 1970 | — | #563 | 207 | |
| 1969 | — | #474 | 260 | |
| 1968 | — | #444 | 297 | |
| 1967 | #6,804 | 5 | #437 | 299 |
| 1966 | — | #415 | 332 | |
| 1965 | — | #403 | 383 | |
| 1964 | #6,009 | 6 | #426 | 354 |
| 1963 | — | #429 | 347 | |
| 1962 | — | #404 | 398 | |
| 1961 | — | #408 | 374 | |
| 1960 | — | #398 | 392 | |
| 1959 | — | #399 | 397 | |
| 1958 | #4,890 | 7 | #380 | 418 |
| 1957 | — | #396 | 382 | |
| 1956 | — | #389 | 371 | |
| 1955 | — | #390 | 343 | |
| 1954 | — | #400 | 320 | |
| 1953 | — | #397 | 313 | |
| 1952 | — | #398 | 299 | |
| 1951 | — | #378 | 323 | |
| 1950 | — | #377 | 324 | |
| 1949 | — | #386 | 302 | |
| 1948 | — | #395 | 295 | |
| 1947 | — | #369 | 350 | |
| 1946 | — | #378 | 298 | |
| 1945 | — | #390 | 235 | |
| 1944 | — | #343 | 303 | |
| 1943 | — | #334 | 332 | |
| 1942 | — | #336 | 326 | |
| 1941 | — | #345 | 283 | |
| 1940 | — | #320 | 309 | |
| 1939 | — | #306 | 332 | |
| 1938 | — | #297 | 338 | |
| 1937 | — | #309 | 299 | |
| 1936 | — | #305 | 304 | |
| 1935 | — | #299 | 330 | |
| 1934 | #3,802 | 6 | #314 | 300 |
| 1933 | #3,406 | 7 | #308 | 300 |
| 1932 | — | #330 | 281 | |
| 1931 | — | #339 | 259 | |
| 1930 | — | #332 | 280 | |
| 1929 | — | #332 | 278 | |
| 1928 | — | #367 | 252 | |
| 1927 | — | #377 | 242 | |
| 1926 | — | #426 | 202 | |
| 1925 | — | #398 | 225 | |
| 1924 | — | #414 | 218 | |
| 1923 | — | #409 | 215 | |
| 1922 | — | #445 | 188 | |
| 1921 | — | #415 | 214 | |
| 1920 | — | #459 | 174 | |
| 1919 | — | #481 | 155 | |
| 1918 | — | #472 | 156 | |
| 1917 | — | #497 | 133 | |
| 1916 | — | #464 | 150 | |
| 1915 | — | #466 | 139 | |
| 1914 | — | #579 | 75 | |
| 1913 | — | #503 | 74 | |
| 1912 | — | #608 | 45 | |
| 1911 | — | #732 | 19 | |
| 1910 | — | #707 | 18 | |
| 1909 | — | #893 | 11 | |
| 1908 | — | #825 | 11 | |
| 1907 | — | #815 | 11 | |
| 1906 | — | #1,004 | 7 | |
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | — | #874 | 8 | |
| 1903 | — | #1,130 | 5 | |
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | #779 | 8 | |
| 1900 | — | #1,310 | 5 | |
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | #804 | 8 | |
| 1897 | — | #852 | 7 | |
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | #1,035 | 5 | |
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | #722 | 8 | |
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | #971 | 5 | |
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | #943 | 5 | |
| 1881 | — | #866 | 5 | |
| 1880 | — | — | ||
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 1987
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Minnesota#382 · 1 in 6,098
- Louisiana#548 · 1 in 5,361
- New York#647 · 1 in 8,974
- Michigan#669 · 1 in 12,927
- California#771 · 1 in 12,566
Best ever in a state: #57 in Idaho, 1927.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | #382 | 5 | 1 in 6,098 |
| Louisiana | #548 | 6 | 1 in 5,361 |
| New York | #647 | 14 | 1 in 8,974 |
| Michigan | #669 | 5 | 1 in 12,927 |
| California | #771 | 19 | 1 in 12,566 |
| Texas | #875 | 10 | 1 in 14,343 |
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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.
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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
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 23 | #722 (1889) | #876 |
| 1890s | 20 | #804 (1898) | #897 |
| 1900s | 66 | #779 (1901) | #954 |
| 1910s | 964 | #464 (1916) | #551 |
| 1920s | 2,208 | #332 (1929) | #404 |
| 1930s | 3,023 | #297 (1938) | #314 |
| 1940s | 3,033 | #320 (1940) | #360 |
| 1950s | 3,490 | #377 (1950) | #390 |
| 1960s | 3,436 | #398 (1960) | #424 |
| 1970s | 1,363 | #563 (1970) | #731 |
| 1980s | 1,150 | #784 (1984) | #852 |
| 1990s | 1,292 | #882 (1991) | #980 |
| 2000s | 2,252 | #740 (2009) | #847 |
| 2010s | 2,592 | #732 (2010) | #852 |
| 2020s | 1,435 | #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 1987
boys
#870
115 births · 1 in 16,235 boys
Top boys' names in 1987
More about 1987
boys
1,866,984 boys got a published name in 1987; 1 in 16,235 of them was named Darwin, which outranked 89.3% of the 8,152 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).