Darwin
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
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.
Darwin is also given to girls.
Pronounced DAR-win.
As of October 2026, Darwin ranked #961 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #297 in 1938.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #908 | 236 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #868 | 256 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #857 | 263 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #833 | 266 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #907 | 237 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #958 | 223 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #906 | 247 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #1,083 | 196 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #989 | 227 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #969 | 228 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #839 | 293 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #961 | 241 | — | 0 |
World rankings
Darwin for boys
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Darwin on lists
Famous Darwins
- Darwin James Kunane BarneyBoy
American baseball player
- Darwin Turner aka ChoppaBoy
American rapper
- Darwin ShawBoy
English actor
- Darwin Merwan Smith aka Darwin DeezBoy
American singer
- Darwin Scott HallBoy
U.S. Congressman from Minnesota
- Charles DarwinBoy
English biologist; creator of the theory of evolution
Darwin in pop culture
- DarwinBoy
guinea pig character in Disney's "G,force"
- Darwin WattersonBoy
main character on animated series "The Amazing World of Gumball"
- DarwinBoy
chimpanzee on animated series "The Wild Thornberrys"
- DarwinBoy
Northern Territory, Australia