Boys' name · since 1948
Darin
32,546 babies named Darin in U.S. Social Security records since 1948, with the highest year being 1965. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #650 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,603 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 32,546
- born since 1948
- 1960s
- peak decade
Darin currently ranks #3603 among boys' names in America, with 32,546 babies recorded since 1948.
Darin has 32,546 recorded births among boys since 1948, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3603 as of the latest data, more common than 74% of boys, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1948 to 2025.
- #650 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,603 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 32,546 born since 1948
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Darin ranks #650 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,603 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 32,546 born since 1948, peaking in the 1960s.
- #650 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,603 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 32,546
- born since 1948
- 1960s
- peak decade
Darin's 32,546 recorded births place it above 98.57% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Darin compares
32,546 Top 5% higher than 95% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Darin's all-time total is 88x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Darin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 32,546 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 2,614 | 34 | 22,252 |
Darin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Darin's full recorded timeline at 1988, 19% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 81% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1948, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1965 peak of 2,614 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Darin popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–2025
- Peak year (1965)
- 2,614
- Annual births at peak, across 78 years of records
Darin popularity over time - girls
364 total births recorded since 1958 (Darin as girls' name)
Darin by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (13,745 births, 42% of the file).
1960s was Darin's strongest decade.
13,745 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Darin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 184
1950s
184 births
- 1960s
1960s
13,745 births
- 1970s
1970s
9,082 births
- 1980s 4,125
1980s
4,125 births
- 1990s 2,645
1990s
2,645 births
- 2000s 1,799
2000s
1,799 births
- 2010s 743
2010s
743 births
- 2020s 218
2020s
218 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 13,745 births (42% of all-time use).
How Darin compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Darin's total volume
Darin by state
Where Darin concentrates geographically, total births since 1948
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 3,925 | 12.1% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 1,641 | 5.0% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 1,445 | 4.4% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 1,414 | 4.3% |
| #5 | New York | | 1,372 | 4.2% |
| #6 | Minnesota | | 1,341 | 4.1% |
| #7 | Texas | | 1,278 | 3.9% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 1,203 | 3.7% |
3,925 of 32,546 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Darin appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Darin's data
- Darin's decade-level peak was the 1960s (13,745 total births); usage has since declined to 218 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Darins (3,925 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Darin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1965)
Similar record span (~77 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1948–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Darin draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.