Darin
Darin is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
- English
Meaning & Origin of Darin
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Darin is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Darin
Darin first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1948, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1965: 2,615 births, good for #123 nationwide. The 1960s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 42% of all recorded Darins. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #3,911 among baby boy names with 28 births, falling sharply (-34%). In total, more than 33K Darins have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Darin
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Darin. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Darin
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About the name Darin
Darin is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1948 and has accumulated 33K births in the dataset. Darin's peak popularity came in 1965 when it ranked #123. Use the chart and map above to compare Darin's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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