Darling Girl
How popular is Darling?
#3,295 girl name in 2025
47 baby girls were named Darling in the US in 2025, making it the 3295th most popular girl name.
988living people named Darling (est.)
19median age of people named Darling
1,060babies named Darling since 1880
1 in 70,539US babies born in 2025
Darling popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #3,295 for girls (▲ 40 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 47 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+114% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #5,831 in 2015, #4,004 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2024 (47 girls) |
| Highest rank | #2,973 in 1948 |
| First recorded | 1920 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 3% boys, 97% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Darling is most popular
Babies named Darling per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (25 girls)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (20 girls)
- New York: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 girls)
- Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 girls)
Darling by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 20 | #3,680 |
| 1930s | 15 | #4,179 |
| 1940s | 35 | #2,973 |
| 1950s | 56 | #3,435 |
| 1960s | 69 | #4,095 |
| 1970s | 32 | #6,482 |
| 1980s | 105 | #4,943 |
| 1990s | 121 | #5,672 |
| 2000s | 152 | #6,319 |
| 2010s | 228 | #4,766 |
| 2020s | 212 | #3,295 |
Girl names about as popular as Darling
Questions
- Is Darling a boy or girl name?
- Darling is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 97% of babies named Darling were girls.
- How popular is the name Darling?
- 47 baby girls were named Darling in the US in 2025, making it the 3295th most popular girl name.
- When was Darling most popular?
- Darling peaked in 2024, when 47 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,973 in 1948.
- How many people are named Darling?
- 1,060 babies have been named Darling in the US since 1880. We estimate about 988 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 19.
- Where is Darling most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Darling was most common in Texas, at 0.0 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.