Boys' name · since 1913
Darvin
Darvin has 3,708 recorded births since 1913 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1963 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,208 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,860 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,708
- born since 1913
- 1960s
- peak decade
3,708 babies have been named Darvin since 1913, making it today's #3860 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Darvin has been recorded 3,708 times among boys since 1913, currently ranked #3860 nationally and more common than 72% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2025.
- #2,208 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,860 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,708 born since 1913
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Darvin ranks #2,208 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,860 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,708 born since 1913, peaking in the 1960s.
- #2,208 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,860 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,708
- born since 1913
- 1960s
- peak decade
Darvin's 3,708 recorded births place it above 95.14% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Darvin compares
3,708 Top 16% higher than 84% 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
Darvin's all-time total is 10x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Darvin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,708 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 72 | 34 | 22,252 |
Darvin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Darvin's SSA record in two at 1970 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1913, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1963 peak of 72, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Darvin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2025
- Peak year (1963)
- 72
- Annual births at peak, across 113 years of records
Darvin by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (538 births, 15% of the file).
1960s was Darvin's strongest decade.
538 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 15% of all-time use.
Darvin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 54
1910s
54 births
- 1920s
1920s
221 births
- 1930s
1930s
413 births
- 1940s
1940s
391 births
- 1950s
1950s
472 births
- 1960s
1960s
538 births
- 1970s
1970s
285 births
- 1980s
1980s
277 births
- 1990s
1990s
297 births
- 2000s
2000s
310 births
- 2010s
2010s
284 births
- 2020s 166
2020s
166 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 538 births (15% of all-time use).
How Darvin 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 Darvin's total volume
Darvin by state
Where Darvin concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 182 | 4.9% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 66 | 1.8% |
| #3 | Kentucky | | 54 | 1.5% |
| #4 | California | | 50 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Florida | | 32 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Minnesota | | 30 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Iowa | | 18 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 17 | 0.5% |
182 of 3,708 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Darvin appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Darvin's data
- Darvin's decade-level peak was the 1960s (538 total births); usage has since declined to 166 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Darvins (182 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Darvin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1963)
Similar record span (~112 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, 1913–2025 (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 Darvin 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.