Darlington — boys' name

What the Data Says About Darlington

The Social Security Administration has registered 12 babies named Darlington between 2021 and 2023, spanning 3 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Darlington currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Darlington performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Darlington in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 12 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.