Feminine dossier · first seen 1936

Darby

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1995
Peak era
1995
Peak births
491
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Millennial

Quick answers about Darby

How many people are named Darby?

An estimated 7,827 living Americans are named Darby.

How rare is Darby?

Darby is uncommon among babies today, with 68 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 86.2% from its 1995 peak.

How old is the typical Darby?

The median age of a living American named Darby is approximately 28 years, with most bearers falling between 19 and 34 years old.

Is Darby still popular?

Not especially. Darby has been declining since its 1995 peak and registered 68 births in 2025.

Where is Darby most common?

Darby has its strongest geographic signal in Alabama, where it appears 2.2× more often than the national baseline.

1936Peak 19952025
peak 1995 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year
1995
Decline from peak
86.2%
2025
68
All-time
8,338
Where it lives now

Darby is most concentrated in Tennessee — about 2.0× the national rate in the 2000s.

States where Darby is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.

Alabama: near or below the national rate AL Alaska: near or below the national rate AK Arizona: near or below the national rate AZ Arkansas: near or below the national rate AR California: near or below the national rate CA Colorado: near or below the national rate CO Connecticut: near or below the national rate CT Delaware: near or below the national rate DE District of Columbia: near or below the national rate DC Florida: near or below the national rate FL Georgia: near or below the national rate GA Hawaii: near or below the national rate HI Idaho: near or below the national rate ID Illinois: near or below the national rate IL Indiana: near or below the national rate IN Iowa: near or below the national rate IA Kansas: near or below the national rate KS Kentucky: near or below the national rate KY Louisiana: near or below the national rate LA Maine: near or below the national rate ME Maryland: near or below the national rate MD Massachusetts: near or below the national rate MA Michigan: near or below the national rate MI Minnesota: near or below the national rate MN Mississippi: near or below the national rate MS Missouri: near or below the national rate MO Montana: near or below the national rate MT Nebraska: near or below the national rate NE Nevada: near or below the national rate NV New Hampshire: near or below the national rate NH New Jersey: near or below the national rate NJ New Mexico: near or below the national rate NM New York: near or below the national rate NY North Carolina: near or below the national rate NC North Dakota: near or below the national rate ND Ohio: near or below the national rate OH Oklahoma: near or below the national rate OK Oregon: near or below the national rate OR Pennsylvania: near or below the national rate PA Rhode Island: near or below the national rate RI South Carolina: near or below the national rate SC South Dakota: near or below the national rate SD Tennessee: 2.0× the national rate TN Texas: near or below the national rate TX Utah: near or below the national rate UT Vermont: near or below the national rate VT Virginia: near or below the national rate VA Washington: near or below the national rate WA West Virginia: near or below the national rate WV Wisconsin: near or below the national rate WI Wyoming: near or below the national rate WY