Darrin
Darrin is both a masculine given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
- English
Meaning & Origin of Darrin
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Darrin is both a masculine 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 Darrin
Darrin first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1947, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1965, when 3,255 Darrins were born — ranking #102 that year. As of 2026, Darrin ranks #3,819 for baby boys with 29 births, falling sharply (-40%). In total, more than 30K Darrins 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 Darrin
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Names that sound like Darrin
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About the name Darrin
Darrin is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1947 and has accumulated 30K births in the dataset. Darrin's peak popularity came in 1965 when it ranked #102. Use the chart and map above to compare Darrin'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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