Darwin has been given to about 26,436 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1958, which makes it a midcentury name.
Darwin ranks 961st among American boys in 2025, with 241 born that year. Its best year was 1958, when 425 babies were given the name, ranking 380th. The typical living American called Darwin is about 55 years old today. It is relatively most common in Iowa, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.
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.