Boys' name · since 1881
Darwin
Darwin has 26,347 recorded births since 1881 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1958 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #724 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #962 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 26,347
- born since 1881
- 1950s
- peak decade
Yes -- Darwin is the #962 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 26,347 recorded since 1881.
Darwin has 26,347 recorded births among boys since 1881, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #962 as of the latest data, more common than 93% of boys, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1881 to 2025.
- #724 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #962 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 26,347 born since 1881
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Darwin ranks #724 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #962 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 26,347 born since 1881, peaking in the 1950s.
- #724 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #962 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 26,347
- born since 1881
- 1950s
- peak decade
Darwin's 26,347 recorded births place it above 98.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
46 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Darwin compares
26,347 Top 6% higher than 94% 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
Darwin's all-time total is 71x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Darwin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 26,347 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 418 | 34 | 22,252 |
Darwin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Darwin's full recorded timeline at 1960, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1881, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1958 peak of 418 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Darwin popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1881–2025
- Peak year (1958)
- 418
- Annual births at peak, across 145 years of records
Darwin popularity over time - girls
89 total births recorded since 1933 (Darwin as girls' name)
Darwin by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (3,490 births, 13% of the file).
1950s was Darwin's strongest decade.
3,490 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 13% of all-time use.
Darwin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 23
1880s
23 births
- 1890s 20
1890s
20 births
- 1900s 66
1900s
66 births
- 1910s 964
1910s
964 births
- 1920s
1920s
2,208 births
- 1930s
1930s
3,023 births
- 1940s
1940s
3,033 births
- 1950s
1950s
3,490 births
- 1960s
1960s
3,436 births
- 1970s 1,363
1970s
1,363 births
- 1980s 1,150
1980s
1,150 births
- 1990s 1,292
1990s
1,292 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,252 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,592 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,435 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 3,490 births (13% of all-time use).
How Darwin 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 Darwin's total volume
Darwin by state
Where Darwin concentrates geographically, total births since 1881
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 1,923 | 7.3% |
| #2 | California | | 1,886 | 7.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 1,853 | 7.0% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 1,596 | 6.1% |
| #5 | Iowa | | 1,491 | 5.7% |
| #6 | Minnesota | | 1,091 | 4.1% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 1,082 | 4.1% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 1,071 | 4.1% |
1,923 of 26,347 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 46 reporting states.
Darwin appears in 46 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Darwin's data
- Darwin's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (3,490 total births) through the 2020s (1,435) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Darwins (1,923 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Darwin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1958)
Similar record span (~144 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, 1881–2025 (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 Darwin 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.