Darwin
Darwin is ranked 839th among boys in 2024 (293 births). Its best rank was 297th, in 1938.
- Rank in 2024
- #839up 130 from 2023
- Births in 2024
- 2930.02% of boys
- Peak year
- 1958417 births
- Best rank
- #297in 1938
- Since 1881
- 26,100people given the name
The story in the numbers
26,100 boys have been named Darwin in the United States since 1881, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 1958, with 417 births.
This is a comeback. After an early peak the name fell to a fraction of its former share, and it has been climbing again for the past decade.
Half of everyone given the name was born by 1960, and the 1950s alone account for 13%. It has spent 119 of 145 years in the top 1,000.
Rank among boys, year by year
By decade
| Decade | boys named Darwin | |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 23 | |
| 1890s | 20 | |
| 1900s | 66 | |
| 1910s | 964 | |
| 1920s | 2,208 | |
| 1930s | 3,023 | |
| 1940s | 3,033 | |
| 1950s | 3,489 | |
| 1960s | 3,436 | |
| 1970s | 1,363 | |
| 1980s | 1,149 | |
| 1990s | 1,292 | |
| 2000s | 2,251 | |
| 2010s | 2,592 | |
| 2020s | 1,191 |
In 1958, its biggest year
Darwin was the 381st most given boy’s name that year. The top five boys’ names of 1958 were Michael, David, James, Robert and John. See all of 1958.
Names that rose and fell with Darwin
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Lindonpeak 1955
- Kenethpeak 1956
- Darvinpeak 1963
- Deltonpeak 1933
- Vonpeak 1958
- Teddypeak 1949
- Marlinpeak 1935
- Nielpeak 1958
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.