Gender
Origin
- English
- Dear friend. Nineteenth-century naturalist Charles Darwin was the first major exponent of human evolution.
Friend of the deer; The original meaning has taken on the similar sounding but different meaning of dear friend.
Syllables
2
Themes
- Surname
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Darwin
Pronunciation
d(a)-rwin, dar-win
Famous People
Naturalist Charles Darwin
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1958 (rank #379, 418 births); most recent 2025 (rank #960, 241 births)
- Girls: peak in 2014 (rank #11878, 8 births); most recent 2018 (rank #13787, 6 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 241 | – |
| 2024 | 293 | – |
| 2023 | 228 | – |
| 2022 | 227 | – |
| 2021 | 196 | – |
| 2020 | 247 | – |
| 2019 | 223 | – |
| 2018 | 237 | 6 |
| 2017 | 266 | 6 |
| 2016 | 263 | 6 |
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 2024 (rank #1054, 28 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1467, 18 births)
- Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #4633, 4 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | – |
| 2024 | 28 | – |
| 2023 | 18 | – |
| 2022 | 22 | – |
| 2021 | 17 | 4 |
| 2020 | 9 | – |
| 2019 | 22 | – |
| 2018 | 28 | – |
| 2017 | 25 | – |
| 2016 | 19 | 4 |
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 France
- Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #1978, 14 births); most recent 2023 (rank #2380, 10 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 10 |
| 2022 | 14 |
| 2021 | 8 |
| 2020 | 9 |
| 2019 | 6 |
| 2018 | 6 |
| 2017 | 6 |
| 2016 | 6 |
| 2015 | 5 |
| 2014 | 4 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #733, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 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
- Boys: peak in 2010 (rank #548, 4 births); most recent 2024 (rank #727, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 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 1963 (rank #195, 12 births); most recent 2018 (rank #474, 7 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 7 |
| 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