Name Legacy

Darlin

Recorded 1950–2025 · United States

Darlin was most popular in 2007, when 44 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,240 that year. In 2025 it ranked #6,099, with 44 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 936 people named Darlin.

Most popular in2007
Rank that year#6,240
Births that year44
Total since 1880936
Given to90% girls

Darlin over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Darlin’s peak in 2007. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Darlin a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Darlin is mostly a girl’s name — 90.3% of the 936 Americans given it were girls and 9.7% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 83% girls and 17% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Darlin

Where Darlin is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org