Name Legacy

Darling

Recorded 1920–2025 · United States

Darling was most popular in 2024, when 52 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,471 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,826, with 47 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,060 people named Darling.

Most popular in2024
Rank that year#5,471
Births that year52
Total since 18801,060
Given to99% girls

Darling over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Darling’s peak in 2024. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Darling a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Darling is a girl’s name — 98.6% of the 1,060 Americans given it were girls and 1.4% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 97% girls and 3% 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 Darling

Where Darling 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