Boys' name · since 1972

Darrington

Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 36 babies named Darrington, peaking in 1990. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#24,460 of 45,481
all-time among boys
36
born since 1972
1990s
peak decade

Darrington is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 36 have been recorded since 1972.

Darrington has 36 recorded births among boys since 1972, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 1994.

  • #24,460 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 36 born since 1972
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Darrington ranks #24,460 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 36 born since 1972, peaking in the 1990s.

#24,460 of 45,481
all-time among boys
36
born since 1972
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Darrington's 36 recorded births place it above 45.88% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Darrington's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Darrington's full recorded timeline at 1990, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1972, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Darrington popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1994

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1990)
9
Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
45678910 197219871988199019931994 6

Darrington by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (21 births, 58% of the file).

1990s was Darrington's strongest decade.

21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.

Darrington births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 21 births (58% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Darrington? ▼
36 babies have been named Darrington since 1972. All-time, it sits at #24,460 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1990 with 9 births.
Where does Darrington sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Darrington ranks #24,460 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Darrington most popular? ▼
Darrington was most popular in the 1990s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Darrington been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Darrington since 1972 -- 23 years through the most recent 1994 data.
What names are similar to Darrington? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Darrell, Darren, Darryl, Daryl, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Keep exploring Darrington

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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Darrington

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Domer
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Elzo
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Darrington: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1972–1994 (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 Darrington 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.