Boys' name · since 1923
Darwyn
Darwyn has 736 recorded births since 1923 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1935 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,222 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 736
- born since 1923
- 1930s
- peak decade
736 boys have been named Darwyn since 1923, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Darwyn has 736 recorded births among boys since 1923, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1923 to 2021.
- #6,222 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 736 born since 1923
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Darwyn ranks #6,222 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 736 born since 1923, peaking in the 1930s.
- #6,222 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 736
- born since 1923
- 1930s
- peak decade
Darwyn's 736 recorded births place it above 86.31% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Darwyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Darwyn splits its recorded history at 1967: 37% of all births land in the more recent half, 63% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1923 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1935 peak of 67 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Darwyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–2021
- Peak year (1935)
- 67
- Annual births at peak, across 99 years of records
Darwyn by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (142 births, 19% of the file).
1930s was Darwyn's strongest decade.
142 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Darwyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 16
1920s
16 births
- 1930s
1930s
142 births
- 1940s
1940s
88 births
- 1950s
1950s
116 births
- 1960s
1960s
138 births
- 1970s 31
1970s
31 births
- 1980s 42
1980s
42 births
- 1990s 43
1990s
43 births
- 2000s 36
2000s
36 births
- 2010s
2010s
77 births
- 2020s 7
2020s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 142 births (19% of all-time use).
How Darwyn 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 Darwyn's total volume
Darwyn by state
Where Darwyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1923
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 11 | 1.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 9 | 1.2% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #4 | Minnesota | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #5 | New York | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Wisconsin | | 5 | 0.7% |
11 of 736 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Darwyn's data
- Darwyn's decade-level peak was the 1930s (142 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Darwyns (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Darwyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1935)
Similar record span (~98 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, 1923–2021 (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 Darwyn 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.