Is Darby a boy or girl name?
Darby is mostly a girl name in the US. In 2024, 50 girls and 10 boys were named Darby, so 83.3% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 73.9% of the 11,196 US babies named Darby were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #7,855
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,174
- Babies named Darby since 1913
- 11,196
- Most popular year
- 1995
- 539 babies
Boys and girls named Darby, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 22 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 47 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 56 | 13 | 18.8% |
| 1940s | 88 | 176 | 66.7% |
| 1950s | 222 | 276 | 55.4% |
| 1960s | 408 | 444 | 52.1% |
| 1970s | 707 | 616 | 46.6% |
| 1980s | 281 | 666 | 70.3% |
| 1990s | 366 | 2,599 | 87.7% |
| 2000s | 346 | 1,948 | 84.9% |
| 2010s | 301 | 1,162 | 79.4% |
| 2020s | 83 | 369 | 81.6% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10 | #7,855 | 50 | #3,174 |
| 2023 | 20 | #4,911 | 74 | #2,423 |
| 2022 | 13 | #6,566 | 68 | #2,583 |
| 2021 | 22 | #4,519 | 95 | #2,028 |
| 2020 | 18 | #5,074 | 82 | #2,198 |
| 2019 | 20 | #4,836 | 89 | #2,112 |
| 2018 | 31 | #3,549 | 89 | #2,135 |
| 2017 | 22 | #4,498 | 123 | #1,723 |
| 2016 | 17 | #5,362 | 120 | #1,736 |
| 2015 | 27 | #3,902 | 110 | #1,863 |
| 2014 | 29 | #3,628 | 106 | #1,895 |
| 2013 | 32 | #3,351 | 119 | #1,739 |
| 2012 | 40 | #2,915 | 118 | #1,746 |
| 2011 | 37 | #3,065 | 136 | #1,592 |
| 2010 | 46 | #2,645 | 152 | #1,483 |
| 2009 | 23 | #4,310 | 136 | #1,642 |
| 2008 | 37 | #3,117 | 161 | #1,463 |
| 2007 | 42 | #2,827 | 189 | #1,294 |
| 2006 | 37 | #2,992 | 156 | #1,441 |
| 2005 | 25 | #3,739 | 197 | #1,169 |
| 2004 | 25 | #3,658 | 188 | #1,192 |
| 2003 | 46 | #2,319 | 215 | #1,054 |
| 2002 | 35 | #2,703 | 235 | #952 |
| 2001 | 36 | #2,632 | 217 | #989 |
| 2000 | 40 | #2,389 | 254 | #866 |
| 1999 | 36 | #2,476 | 298 | #751 |
| 1998 | 39 | #2,285 | 330 | #686 |
| 1997 | 36 | #2,320 | 401 | #578 |
| 1996 | 33 | #2,390 | 431 | #542 |
| 1995 | 48 | #1,808 | 491 | #499 |
| 1994 | 35 | #2,263 | 321 | #666 |
| 1993 | 32 | #2,358 | 126 | #1,327 |
| 1992 | 42 | #1,926 | 74 | #1,898 |
| 1991 | 32 | #2,243 | 59 | #2,219 |
| 1990 | 33 | #2,183 | 68 | #1,994 |
| 1989 | 35 | #2,038 | 72 | #1,841 |
| 1988 | 31 | #2,046 | 69 | #1,803 |
| 1987 | 28 | #2,127 | 51 | #2,138 |
| 1986 | 26 | #2,175 | 50 | #2,126 |
| 1985 | 27 | #2,085 | 84 | #1,476 |
| 1984 | 26 | #2,051 | 64 | #1,707 |
| 1983 | 30 | #1,834 | 67 | #1,650 |
| 1982 | 25 | #2,126 | 65 | #1,726 |
| 1981 | 33 | #1,734 | 95 | #1,321 |
| 1980 | 20 | #2,460 | 49 | #2,102 |
| 1979 | 36 | #1,602 | 55 | #1,903 |
| 1978 | 57 | #1,178 | 55 | #1,830 |
| 1977 | 45 | #1,357 | 50 | #1,957 |
| 1976 | 55 | #1,154 | 54 | #1,752 |
| 1975 | 50 | #1,196 | 43 | #2,028 |
| 1974 | 73 | #954 | 71 | #1,430 |
| 1973 | 77 | #916 | 46 | #1,837 |
| 1972 | 88 | #858 | 71 | #1,397 |
| 1971 | 96 | #824 | 88 | #1,255 |
| 1970 | 130 | #721 | 83 | #1,295 |
| 1969 | 102 | #770 | 53 | #1,650 |
| 1968 | 61 | #933 | 49 | #1,652 |
| 1967 | 31 | #1,370 | 52 | #1,565 |
| 1966 | 34 | #1,306 | 36 | #1,928 |
| 1965 | 16 | #1,999 | 32 | #2,072 |
| 1964 | 26 | #1,551 | 38 | #1,926 |
| 1963 | 30 | #1,431 | 36 | #1,956 |
| 1962 | 36 | #1,298 | 44 | #1,711 |
| 1961 | 35 | #1,353 | 53 | #1,555 |
| 1960 | 37 | #1,303 | 51 | #1,566 |
| 1959 | 47 | #1,130 | 34 | #1,922 |
| 1958 | 36 | #1,281 | 34 | #1,880 |
| 1957 | 24 | #1,641 | 27 | #2,128 |
| 1956 | 15 | #2,108 | 33 | #1,876 |
| 1955 | 20 | #1,739 | 51 | #1,407 |
| 1954 | 21 | #1,673 | 26 | #2,086 |
| 1953 | 18 | #1,847 | 17 | #2,610 |
| 1952 | 13 | #2,172 | 20 | #2,342 |
| 1951 | 18 | #1,788 | 16 | #2,602 |
| 1950 | 10 | #2,469 | 18 | #2,362 |
| 1949 | 11 | #2,368 | 27 | #1,851 |
| 1948 | 10 | #2,484 | 30 | #1,714 |
| 1947 | 15 | #2,007 | 22 | #2,096 |
| 1946 | 12 | #2,177 | 16 | #2,405 |
| 1945 | 6 | #3,065 | 10 | #2,953 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,976 |
| 1943 | 8 | #2,780 | 18 | #2,091 |
| 1942 | 9 | #2,562 | 18 | #2,062 |
| 1941 | 7 | #2,929 | 7 | #3,642 |
| 1940 | 10 | #2,360 | 9 | #3,008 |
| 1939 | 6 | #3,186 | 8 | #3,201 |
| 1938 | 9 | #2,516 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 7 | #2,967 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 7 | #2,938 | 5 | #4,324 |
| 1935 | 5 | #3,779 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 10 | #2,432 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 5 | #3,892 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 7 | #3,162 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 10 | #2,696 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 8 | #3,196 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 11 | #2,628 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 6 | #3,921 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 5 | #4,449 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 7 | #3,562 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 6 | #3,831 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 5 | #4,046 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 5 | #3,955 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 6 | #2,563 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Darby reached #721 in 1970. As a girl name, it reached #499 in 1995. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.