Darrin Boy
How popular is Darrin?
#3,378 boy name in 2025
34 baby boys were named Darrin in the US in 2025, making it the 3378th most popular boy name.
Darrin popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #3,378 for boys (▲ 14 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 34 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-40% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,299 in 2015, #2,924 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1965 (3,255 boys) |
| Highest rank | #102 in 1965 |
| First recorded | 1947 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Darrin counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Darren family of names ranked #627 for boys in 2025 (#575 the year before), with 419 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Darren | 187 | 45% |
| Darrin | 34 | 8% |
| Darin | 31 | 7% |
| Daron | 33 | 8% |
| Dayron | 46 | 11% |
| Daren | 37 | 9% |
| Darron | 12 | 3% |
| Daryn | 5 | 1% |
| Darryn | 7 | 2% |
| Dayren | 15 | 4% |
| Dairon | 12 | 3% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Darrin is most popular
Babies named Darrin per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Darrin by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 10 | #3,666 |
| 1950s | 206 | #751 |
| 1960s | 13,609 | #102 |
| 1970s | 6,934 | #180 |
| 1980s | 3,510 | #437 |
| 1990s | 2,901 | #498 |
| 2000s | 1,536 | #863 |
| 2010s | 693 | #1,612 |
| 2020s | 216 | #2,774 |
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Questions
- Is Darrin a boy or girl name?
- Darrin is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Darrin were boys.
- How popular is the name Darrin?
- 34 baby boys were named Darrin in the US in 2025, making it the 3378th most popular boy name.
- When was Darrin most popular?
- Darrin peaked in 1965, when 3,255 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #102 in 1965.
- How many people are named Darrin?
- 29,747 babies have been named Darrin in the US since 1880. We estimate about 26,605 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 55.
- Where is Darrin most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Darrin was most common in Indiana, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys 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.