Darin Boy
How popular is Darin?
#3,582 boy name in 2025
31 baby boys were named Darin in the US in 2025, making it the 3582nd most popular boy name.
Darin popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #3,582 for boys (▼ 60 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 31 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-56% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,036 in 2015, #2,727 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1965 (2,614 boys) |
| Highest rank | #123 in 1965 |
| First recorded | 1948 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 99% boys, 1% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Darin counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Darren family of names ranked #627 for boys in 2025 (#575 the year before), with 419 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Darren | 187 | 45% |
| Darrin | 34 | 8% |
| Darin | 31 | 7% |
| Daron | 33 | 8% |
| Dayron | 46 | 11% |
| Daren | 37 | 9% |
| Darron | 12 | 3% |
| Daryn | 5 | 1% |
| Darryn | 7 | 2% |
| Dayren | 15 | 4% |
| Dairon | 12 | 3% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Darin is most popular
Babies named Darin per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (14 boys)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (7 boys)
Darin by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 5 | #3,666 |
| 1950s | 184 | #775 |
| 1960s | 13,745 | #123 |
| 1970s | 9,082 | #188 |
| 1980s | 4,125 | #378 |
| 1990s | 2,645 | #529 |
| 2000s | 1,799 | #763 |
| 2010s | 743 | #1,525 |
| 2020s | 218 | #2,727 |
Boy names about as popular as Darin
Questions
- Is Darin a boy or girl name?
- Darin is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 99% of babies named Darin were boys.
- How popular is the name Darin?
- 31 baby boys were named Darin in the US in 2025, making it the 3582nd most popular boy name.
- When was Darin most popular?
- Darin peaked in 1965, when 2,614 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #123 in 1965.
- How many people are named Darin?
- 32,910 babies have been named Darin in the US since 1880. We estimate about 29,470 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 54.
- Where is Darin most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Darin was most common in California, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.