Darby · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1913

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 103 recorded years as a table

Darby, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1913	12
1915	6
1916	6
1919	6
1920	7
1922	5
1923	5
1925	10
1926	7
1928	9
1931	7
1932	5
1934	10
1935	5
1936	7
1937	7
1938	8
1939	5
1940	9
1941	6
1942	7
1943	6
1945	4
1946	7
1947	8
1948	6
1949	6
1950	6
1951	10
1952	7
1953	9
1954	10
1955	10
1956	7
1957	11
1958	17
1959	22
1960	17
1961	16
1962	17
1963	15
1964	13
1965	9
1966	19
1967	18
1968	35
1969	57
1970	70
1971	54
1972	54
1973	49
1974	46
1975	32
1976	36
1977	27
1978	35
1979	21
1980	11
1981	18
1982	14
1983	17
1984	14
1985	15
1986	14
1987	15
1988	16
1989	17
1990	16
1991	16
1992	21
1993	16
1994	18
1995	25
1996	17
1997	19
1998	20
1999	19
2000	20
2001	19
2002	18
2003	23
2004	13
2005	13
2006	18
2007	20
2008	18
2009	12
2010	24
2011	19
2012	21
2013	17
2014	15
2015	14
2016	9
2017	12
2018	17
2019	11
2020	10
2021	13
2022	7
2023	12
2024	6
2025	8

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Darby isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

More like Darby

The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 13
Rank in 2025: #6,446
How rare: 1 in 131,390 boys
Since 1913: 2,940

Most popular in 1970, at 70 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 46% per million boys born.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.