How popular is the name Darwin?

Darwin ranks 670th among boys' names in US records, with 26,352 births since 1881. Over the past decade it accounts for 2,451.

Is Darwin a unisex name?

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

1958, when 417 children were given the name. It has been in use for 144 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Boy name#670 of boy names

Pronounced D AA1 R W IH0 N (ARPABET)

Darwin is a boys' name, and first appears in 1881. It has been given to 26,352 children — the 670th most common boys' name on record.

Its use has been broadly flat across the past two decades. Its best single year was 1958, when 417 children were given it.

1958Boys: 417Girls: 7

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 Darwin?: Darwin ranks 670th among boys' names in US records, with 26,352 births since 1881. Over the past decade it accounts for 2,451.
Is Darwin a unisex name?: No. Darwin is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Darwin most popular?: 1958, when 417 children were given the name. It has been in use for 144 years and is still recorded as of 2024.