How popular is the name Darby?

Darby ranks 1,570th among girls' names in US records, with 11,196 births since 1936. Over the past decade it accounts for 900.

Is Darby a unisex name?

No. Darby is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1995, when 491 children were given the name. It has been in use for 89 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Girl name#1,570 of girl names

Pronounced D AA1 R B IY0 (ARPABET)

Darby is a girls' name, and first appears in 1936. It has been given to 11,196 children — the 1,570th most common girls' name on record.

It has been slipping, down 39% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1995, when 491 children were given it.

1995Girls: 491Boys: 48

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Darby?: Darby ranks 1,570th among girls' names in US records, with 11,196 births since 1936. Over the past decade it accounts for 900.
Is Darby a unisex name?: No. Darby is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Darby most popular?: 1995, when 491 children were given the name. It has been in use for 89 years and is still recorded as of 2024.