Is Darwin a boy or girl name?
Darwin is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 293 boys were named Darwin, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.3% of the 26,189 US babies named Darwin were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #839
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Darwin since 1881
- 26,189
- Most popular year
- 1958
- 424 babies
Boys and girls named Darwin, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 23 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 20 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 66 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 964 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 2,208 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 3,023 | 13 | 0.4% |
| 1940s | 3,033 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 3,489 | 7 | 0.2% |
| 1960s | 3,436 | 11 | 0.3% |
| 1970s | 1,363 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 1,149 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 1,292 | 5 | 0.4% |
| 2000s | 2,251 | 15 | 0.7% |
| 2010s | 2,592 | 38 | 1.4% |
| 2020s | 1,191 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 293 | #839 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 228 | #969 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 227 | #989 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 196 | #1,083 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 247 | #906 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 223 | #958 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 237 | #907 | 6 | #14,228 |
| 2017 | 266 | #833 | 6 | #14,565 |
| 2016 | 263 | #857 | 6 | #14,777 |
| 2015 | 256 | #868 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 236 | #908 | 8 | #12,210 |
| 2013 | 259 | #829 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 248 | #856 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 291 | #773 | 5 | #17,442 |
| 2010 | 313 | #732 | 7 | #13,828 |
| 2009 | 314 | #740 | 5 | #17,988 |
| 2008 | 279 | #786 | 5 | #18,209 |
| 2007 | 261 | #822 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 266 | #781 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 212 | #866 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 217 | #820 | 5 | #16,752 |
| 2003 | 197 | #871 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 179 | #901 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 180 | #878 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 146 | #1,007 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 129 | #1,058 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 132 | #1,024 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 136 | #968 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 105 | #1,131 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 120 | #1,014 | 5 | #13,956 |
| 1994 | 137 | #943 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 136 | #921 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 126 | #956 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 143 | #883 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 128 | #910 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 148 | #816 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 129 | #837 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 115 | #872 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 106 | #881 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 107 | #877 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 122 | #784 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 96 | #898 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 88 | #957 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 120 | #803 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 118 | #809 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 102 | #859 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 106 | #832 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 118 | #788 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 84 | #907 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 125 | #747 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 144 | #677 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 144 | #666 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 142 | #675 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 191 | #601 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 207 | #564 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 260 | #474 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 297 | #444 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 299 | #437 | 5 | #7,006 |
| 1966 | 333 | #414 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 382 | #403 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 354 | #426 | 6 | #6,156 |
| 1963 | 347 | #429 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 398 | #404 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 374 | #408 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 392 | #399 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 397 | #399 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 417 | #381 | 7 | #5,004 |
| 1957 | 382 | #396 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 371 | #390 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 343 | #390 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 320 | #401 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 313 | #397 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 299 | #398 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 323 | #378 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 324 | #377 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 302 | #386 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 295 | #395 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 350 | #369 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 298 | #378 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 235 | #390 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 303 | #343 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 332 | #334 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 326 | #336 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 283 | #345 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 309 | #320 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 332 | #306 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 338 | #297 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 299 | #309 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 304 | #305 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 330 | #299 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 300 | #314 | 6 | #3,905 |
| 1933 | 300 | #308 | 7 | #3,487 |
| 1932 | 281 | #330 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 259 | #339 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 280 | #332 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 278 | #332 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 252 | #367 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 242 | #378 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 202 | #426 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 225 | #398 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 218 | #414 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 215 | #409 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 188 | #445 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 214 | #415 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 174 | #460 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 155 | #481 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 156 | #472 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 133 | #498 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 150 | #465 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 139 | #467 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 75 | #580 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 74 | #503 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 45 | #615 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 19 | #736 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 18 | #714 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 11 | #908 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 11 | #838 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 11 | #828 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 7 | #1,033 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 8 | #898 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 5 | #1,163 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 8 | #792 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 5 | #1,357 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 8 | #823 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 7 | #867 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 5 | #1,076 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 8 | #734 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 5 | #1,004 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 5 | #968 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 5 | #898 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Darwin reached #297 in 1938. As a girl name, it reached #3,487 in 1933. 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 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Darwin
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.