Darwin
Top 1000
About Darwin
Enough parents have found naturalist Charles Darwin, the father of the theory of evolution, a worthy hero to keep Darwin relatively consistently in the Top 1000. It has a lovely meaning too—"dear friend."
A notable first name bearer is footballer Darwin Núñez.
Pronounced DAR-win.
As of October 2026, Darwin ranked #961 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #297 in 1938.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #908 | 236 | 122.9 |
| 2015 | #868 | 256 | 133.6 |
| 2016 | #857 | 263 | 138.6 |
| 2017 | #833 | 266 | 143.7 |
| 2018 | #907 | 237 | 130.5 |
| 2019 | #958 | 223 | 124.3 |
| 2020 | #906 | 247 | 143.1 |
| 2021 | #1,083 | 196 | 112 |
| 2022 | #989 | 227 | 130 |
| 2023 | #969 | 228 | 133.3 |
| 2024 | #839 | 293 | 170.1 |
| 2025 | #961 | 241 | 141.1 |
World rankings
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Darwin on lists
Famous Darwins
- Darwin James Kunane Barney
American baseball player
- Darwin Turner aka Choppa
American rapper
- Darwin Shaw
English actor
- Darwin Merwan Smith aka Darwin Deez
American singer
- Darwin Scott Hall
U.S. Congressman from Minnesota
- Charles Darwin
English biologist; creator of the theory of evolution
Darwin in pop culture
- Darwin
guinea pig character in Disney's "G,force"
- Darwin Watterson
main character on animated series "The Amazing World of Gumball"
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chimpanzee on animated series "The Wild Thornberrys"
- Darwin
Northern Territory, Australia