Recorded 1923–2021 Boys' name Peak 1935 736 births

Darwyn — boys' name

736 babies named Darwyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1923, with the highest year being 1935. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s161930s1421940s881950s1161960s1381970s311980s421990s432000s362010s772020s7
1930s
Peak decade

19% of everyone ever named Darwyn was born in this single decade.

1935
Single peak year

67 babies were named Darwyn in 1935 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Darwyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 736 babies named Darwyn between 1923 and 2021, spanning 99 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Darwyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1935, when 67 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Darwyn performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 142 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Darwyn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Darwyn in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Darwyn 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 736 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.

Darwyn at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

736

Since 1923

99 years of records

Peak year

1935

67 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1923

Recorded for 99 years

Last year on file: 2021

Darwyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1923

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1935)
67
Annual births at peak — across 99 years of records
020406080 202120091992197619631953194319321923 5

Darwyn by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
142 births that decade — 19% of Darwyn's all-time total
1920s161930s1421940s881950s1161960s1381970s311980s421990s432000s362010s772020s7

Darwyn by state

Where Darwyn concentrates geographically — total births since 1923

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Darwyn
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%
California share of Darwyn's total US births 1.5%
Even split

11 of 736 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Darwyn?
736 babies have been named Darwyn since 1923. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1935 with 67 births.
When was Darwyn most popular?
Darwyn was most popular in the 1930s decade with 142 total births. The single peak year was 1935.
Where is Darwyn most popular?
The top states for the name Darwyn are California (11 births), Texas (9 births), Pennsylvania (6 births).
How long has the name Darwyn been used?
Darwyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1923, spanning 99 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Darwyn?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1923–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.