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Darby

/ˈdɑɹbi/ · 74% girls, 26% boys · 81 born in 2025

Darby has been given to about 11,278 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1995, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈdɑɹbi/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 10,792
Median age today30 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Darby per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1995 · 539
  • Born in 202581
  • All time11,278
  • England & Wales, 20258

How popular is Darby?

Its best year was 1995, when 539 babies were given the name, ranking 499th. The typical living American called Darby is about 30 years old today. It is relatively most common in Ohio, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Darby

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Darcy0.79
  2. Abby0.70
  3. Baby0.70
  4. Danny0.64
  5. Darci0.64
  6. Darryl0.61
  7. Daryl0.60
  8. Daisy0.56

Middle names for Darby

Ranked by flow score
  1. Darby Eve0.80
  2. Darby Elizabeth0.78
  3. Darby Josephine0.78
  4. Darby Anne0.78
  5. Darby Rose0.77
  6. Darby Louise0.77

Sibling names for Darby

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Alvarobrother · 0.91
  2. Kianasister · 0.91
  3. Aracelisister · 0.90
  4. Noemisister · 0.90
  5. Noebrother · 0.90
  6. Nathanaelbrother · 0.89

Where Darby is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Ohio0.01%
  2. Texas0.00%
  3. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Darby Anderson0.74
  2. Darby White0.72
  3. Darby Reyes0.72
  4. Darby Nguyen0.72
  5. Darby Moore0.72
  6. Darby Lee0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Darby

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Darby across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.