Gender
Origin
- Celtic/Gaelic
- Free Man
- Irish
- Norse
- From the deer estate
Syllables
2
Pronunciation
d(a)-rby, dar-by
Famous People
Author Darby Costello
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1970 (rank #721, 130 births); most recent 2025 (rank #6446, 13 births)
- Girls: peak in 1995 (rank #499, 491 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2564, 68 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | 68 |
| 2024 | 10 | 50 |
| 2023 | 20 | 74 |
| 2022 | 13 | 68 |
| 2021 | 22 | 95 |
| 2020 | 18 | 82 |
| 2019 | 20 | 89 |
| 2018 | 31 | 89 |
| 2017 | 22 | 123 |
| 2016 | 17 | 120 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2017 (rank #2052, 11 births); most recent 2024 (rank #2919, 7 births)
- Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #1628, 18 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3034, 8 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 8 |
| 2024 | 7 | 14 |
| 2023 | – | 9 |
| 2022 | 3 | 16 |
| 2021 | 6 | 18 |
| 2020 | 3 | 13 |
| 2019 | 4 | 8 |
| 2018 | 6 | 11 |
| 2017 | 11 | 11 |
| 2016 | 7 | 7 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #642, 4 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #485, 6 births); most recent 2025 (rank #780, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 2000 (rank #483, 5 births)
- Girls: peak in 1996 (rank #316, 11 births); most recent 2006 (rank #593, 5 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | – |
| 2022 | – | – |
| 2021 | – | – |
| 2020 | – | – |
| 2019 | – | – |
| 2018 | – | – |
| 2017 | – | – |
| 2016 | – | – |
| 2015 | – | – |
| 2014 | – | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence