Boys' name · peaked in 1935
Darwin name popularity since 1925
24,354 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Darwin. Half of them were born in 1963 or earlier, so the typical Darwin is about 63 years old in 2026. Darwin peaked in 1935 as the #299 name for boys, and it ranked #961 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 24,354
- Named Darwin, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #961
- for boys in 2025 (241 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.6% boys
- 89 girls · 24,265 boys
- Most popular in
- South Dakota
- 9.02× its national share
Peak year is the year Darwin made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Darwin births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 1958. Measured as a share of all babies, Darwin peaked in 1935.
- Steepest fall: Between 1967 and 1972, Darwin's share of baby boys fell by 49%, from 1 in 5,830 to 1 in 11,400.
- Fastest rise: Between 1996 and 2001, it became 1.7× more common, from 1 in 18,000 baby boys to 1 in 10,800.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Darwin's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Darwin.
Decade by decade
Babies named Darwin in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 1,199 | – |
| 1930s | 13 | 3,023 | #299 |
| 1940s | 0 | 3,033 | #390 |
| 1950s | 7 | 3,490 | #390 |
| 1960s | 11 | 3,436 | #403 |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,363 | #747 |
| 1980s | 0 | 1,150 | #877 |
| 1990s | 5 | 1,292 | #1,014 |
| 2000s | 15 | 2,252 | #866 |
| 2010s | 38 | 2,592 | #869 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 1,435 | #961 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
27.2% of babies named Darwin from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Baby Boom years (1946–1964). The full split by generation:
Where Darwin is most popular
The index compares Darwin's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Darwin.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | 9.02× | 566 |
| Iowa | 5.25× | 1,314 |
| North Dakota | 4.93× | 306 |
| Idaho | 4.08× | 320 |
| Minnesota | 2.87× | 1,031 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Darwin's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Darwin.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Darwin (1935).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data