NameTides

Darby

Darby was the #2,564 girls' name in the US in 2025 (68 babies), and #3,035 in England & Wales.

Darby as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Canada
Darby as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandUSEngland & Wales
Darby as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandCanada
2025#2,564 (68)#3,035 (8)#780 (3)—
2024#3,119 (51)#2,001 (14)#638 (4)#3,383 (5)
2023#2,415 (74)#2,689 (9)——
2022#2,579 (68)#1,767 (16)#531 (5)#2,835 (6)
2021#2,024 (95)#1,628 (18)#485 (6)—
2020#2,196 (82)#2,042 (13)#636 (4)—
2019#2,109 (89)#2,869 (8)—#3,266 (5)
2018#2,130 (89)#2,340 (11)——
2017#1,721 (123)#2,341 (11)—#3,307 (5)
2016#1,735 (120)#3,214 (7)——
2015#1,861 (110)#2,705 (9)#806 (3)#2,599 (7)
2014#1,892 (106)#4,003 (5)——
2013#1,737 (119)#4,739 (4)—#1,913 (11)
2012#1,744 (118)#4,171 (5)—#2,338 (8)
2011#1,592 (136)#5,785 (3)—#2,156 (9)

Darby as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Darby as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020IrelandUS
Darby as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesIrelandCanada
2025#6,446 (13)—#676 (4)—
2024#7,765 (10)#2,922 (7)——
2023#4,886 (20)———
2022#6,479 (13)#4,790 (3)——
2021#4,494 (22)#3,017 (6)——
2020#5,041 (18)#4,608 (3)——
2019#4,806 (20)#3,937 (4)#764 (3)—
2018#3,524 (31)#3,011 (6)——
2017#4,466 (22)#2,052 (11)——
2016#5,318 (17)#2,804 (7)—#2,718 (5)
2015#3,882 (27)#3,908 (4)—#2,715 (5)
2014#3,617 (29)#4,632 (3)—#2,371 (6)
2013#3,339 (32)———
2012#2,905 (40)#4,805 (3)——
2011#3,046 (37)#4,647 (3)——

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1995 at #499.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1936.
  • In 2025, 84% of US babies named Darby were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 24,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 24,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 31,000rare
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 6,000uncommon
USBoys2025about 1 in 130,000rare
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 5,900uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Darby is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 31,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 21,000 to 1 in 46,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Darby by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #1,438OHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #3,095CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,636TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Darby (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
DarbyCanadaGirls—too few
DarbyCanadaBoys—too few
DarbyEngland & WalesGirls#3,0358
DarbyEngland & WalesBoys—too few
DarbyIrelandBoys#6764
DarbyNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
DarbyNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
DarbyScotlandGirls#7803
DarbyUSGirls#2,56468
DarbyUSBoys#6,44613