Unisex name · since 1950
Darlin
Darlin has 845 recorded births since 1950 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,443 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,092 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 845
- born since 1950
- 2000s
- peak decade
Darlin currently ranks #4092 among unisex names in America, with 845 babies recorded since 1950.
Social Security Administration records show Darlin recorded 845 times among girls since 1950, holding rank #4092 nationally today, ahead of 76% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1950 to 2025.
- #8,443 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,092 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 845 born since 1950
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Darlin ranks #8,443 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,092 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 845 born since 1950, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,443 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,092 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 845
- born since 1950
- 2000s
- peak decade
Darlin's 845 recorded births place it above 88.32% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Darlin compares
845 Top 35% higher than 65% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Darlin's all-time total is 125% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Darlin | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 845 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 35 | 21 | 19,840 |
Darlin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Darlin's full recorded timeline at 2000, 72% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 28% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1955, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 35 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Darlin popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1950–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 76 years of records
Darlin popularity over time - boys
91 total births recorded since 2005 (Darlin as boys' name)
Darlin by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (258 births, 31% of the file).
2000s was Darlin's strongest decade.
258 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Darlin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 22
1950s
22 births
- 1960s 16
1960s
16 births
- 1970s 21
1970s
21 births
- 1980s 52
1980s
52 births
- 1990s
1990s
128 births
- 2000s
2000s
258 births
- 2010s
2010s
200 births
- 2020s
2020s
148 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 258 births (31% of all-time use).
How Darlin compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Darlin's total volume
Darlin by state
Where Darlin concentrates geographically, total births since 1950
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 146 | 17.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 24 | 2.8% |
| #3 | Florida | | 10 | 1.2% |
146 of 845 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Darlin's data
- Darlin's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (258 total births) through the 2020s (148) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Darlins (146 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 Darlin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~75 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, 1950–2025 (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 Darlin 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.