Darlin*
#7,382 most common girls' name of all time · #12,378 across all names · 10% male / 90% female · used 1950–2025 · notable crossover
Rank among girls
#7,382
Rank overall
#12,378 of 105,966
First appeared
1950
Years on the list
52 of 146
All-time
936
Since 2016
272
Peak year
2007 #4,325
Best rank
#3,946 1954
Girls
Boys
peak 44/yr
Darlin first appears in 1950. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 35 | 9 | 44 | #4,094 |
| 2024 | 22 | 10 | 32 | #5,643 |
| 2023 | 15 | 5 | 20 | #7,324 |
| 2022 | 29 | 6 | 35 | #4,700 |
| 2021 | 21 | 5 | 26 | #5,791 |
| 2020 | 26 | 5 | 31 | #4,911 |
| 2019 | 21 | — | 21 | #5,836 |
| 2018 | 23 | — | 23 | #5,493 |
| 2017 | 15 | 7 | 22 | #7,517 |
| 2016 | 18 | — | 18 | #6,708 |
| 2015 | 12 | 7 | 19 | #9,028 |
| 2014 | 24 | — | 24 | #5,490 |
| 2013 | 16 | 8 | 24 | #7,459 |
| 2012 | 22 | 5 | 27 | #5,948 |
| 2011 | 24 | — | 24 | #5,586 |
| 2010 | 25 | — | 25 | #5,460 |
| 2009 | 24 | 6 | 30 | #5,750 |
| 2008 | 35 | — | 35 | #4,381 |
| 2007 | 35 | 9 | 44 | #4,325 |
| 2006 | 30 | — | 30 | #4,721 |
| 2005 | 28 | 9 | 37 | #4,744 |
| 2004 | 14 | — | 14 | #7,929 |
| 2003 | 21 | — | 21 | #5,642 |
| 2002 | 28 | — | 28 | #4,409 |
| 2001 | 25 | — | 25 | #4,726 |
| 2000 | 18 | — | 18 | #6,013 |
| 1999 | 11 | — | 11 | #8,339 |
| 1998 | 9 | — | 9 | #9,430 |
| 1997 | 14 | — | 14 | #6,578 |
| 1996 | 18 | — | 18 | #5,346 |
| 1995 | 14 | — | 14 | #6,357 |
| 1994 | 15 | — | 15 | #6,073 |
| 1993 | 16 | — | 16 | #5,766 |
| 1992 | 11 | — | 11 | #7,651 |
| 1991 | 10 | — | 10 | #8,152 |
| 1990 | 10 | — | 10 | #8,047 |
| 1989 | 8 | — | 8 | #8,999 |
| 1988 | 8 | — | 8 | #8,605 |
| 1987 | 5 | — | 5 | #11,748 |
| 1986 | 10 | — | 10 | #6,770 |
| 1984 | 5 | — | 5 | #10,851 |
| 1983 | 8 | — | 8 | #7,540 |
| 1981 | 8 | — | 8 | #7,658 |
| 1979 | 10 | — | 10 | #6,398 |
| 1977 | 5 | — | 5 | #10,129 |
| 1972 | 6 | — | 6 | #7,696 |
| 1966 | 5 | — | 5 | #7,089 |
| 1965 | 6 | — | 6 | #6,221 |
| 1961 | 5 | — | 5 | #7,122 |
| 1955 | 5 | — | 5 | #6,493 |
| 1954 | 10 | — | 10 | #3,946 |
| 1950 | 7 | — | 7 | #4,713 |