How popular is the name Darin?

Darin ranks 382nd among boys' names in US records, with 73,628 births since 1922. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,306.

Is Darin a unisex name?

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

1965, when 6,632 children were given the name. It has been in use for 103 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Darrin, Daren. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.

Boy name#382 of boy names

Pronounced D AE1 R IH0 N (ARPABET)

Darin is a boys' name, and first appears in 1922. It has been given to 73,628 children — the 382nd most common boys' name on record.

It is falling away, down 57% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1965, when 6,632 children were given it.

Two other spellings are counted in that total — Darrin and Daren — because they are pronounced identically.

1965Boys: 6,632Girls: 35

These spellings sound identical to Darin and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

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 Darin?: Darin ranks 382nd among boys' names in US records, with 73,628 births since 1922. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,306.
Is Darin a unisex name?: No. Darin is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Darin most popular?: 1965, when 6,632 children were given the name. It has been in use for 103 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Darin spelled?: Darrin, Daren. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.