Darby Girl

How popular is Darby?

#2,564 girl name in 2025

68 baby girls were named Darby in the US in 2025, making it the 2564th most popular girl name. Another 13 boys got the name (#6,442 for boys).

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10,596living people named Darby (est.)
29median age of people named Darby
11,278babies named Darby since 1880
1 in 40,930US babies born in 2025

Darby popularity over time

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Boys Girls

Rank in 2025#2,564 for girls (▲ 555 from 2024)
Babies in 202568 girls, 13 boys
10-year trendFalling (-38% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#1,861 in 2015, #2,196 in 2020
Peak year1995 (491 girls)
Highest rank#499 in 1995
First recorded1936
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)18% boys, 82% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Darby is most popular

Babies named Darby per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. Ohio: 0.1 per 1,000 (14 girls)
  2. Tennessee: 0.1 per 1,000 (9 girls)
  3. South Carolina: 0.1 per 1,000 (5 girls)
  4. Alabama: 0.1 per 1,000 (5 girls)
  5. Georgia: 0.0 per 1,000 (11 girls)

Darby by decade

DecadeBaby girlsBest rank
1930s13#3,143
1940s176#1,707
1950s276#1,403
1960s444#1,552
1970s616#1,253
1980s666#1,319
1990s2,599#499
2000s1,948#865
2010s1,162#1,481
2020s438#2,024

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Questions

Is Darby a boy or girl name?
Darby is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 82% of babies named Darby were girls.
How popular is the name Darby?
68 baby girls were named Darby in the US in 2025, making it the 2564th most popular girl name. Another 13 boys got the name (#6,442 for boys).
When was Darby most popular?
Darby peaked in 1995, when 491 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #499 in 1995.
How many people are named Darby?
11,278 babies have been named Darby in the US since 1880. We estimate about 10,596 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 29.
Where is Darby most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Darby was most common in Ohio, at 0.1 of every 1,000 girls 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.