Darshan — #6538 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Darshan

The Social Security Administration has registered 757 babies named Darshan between 1972 and 2024, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Darshan currently holds the #6538 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 30 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Darshan performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 210 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Darshan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New Jersey, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Darshan in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Darshan 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 757 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.