Darling · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1920

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

See the 77 recorded years as a table

Darling, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1920	6
1925	5
1929	6
1931	5
1936	5
1937	5
1941	4
1947	5
1948	7
1949	5
1951	3
1953	3
1954	3
1955	3
1956	2
1957	4
1958	4
1959	6
1962	5
1963	4
1964	6
1965	6
1966	5
1967	3
1968	4
1969	6
1970	3
1972	4
1973	3
1975	5
1979	4
1980	4
1981	8
1982	8
1983	5
1984	7
1985	5
1986	6
1987	3
1988	8
1989	6
1990	7
1991	7
1992	6
1993	6
1994	8
1995	9
1996	8
1997	7
1998	6
1999	4
2000	7
2001	6
2002	9
2003	7
2004	8
2005	6
2006	10
2007	11
2008	8
2009	9
2010	10
2011	12
2012	10
2013	14
2014	16
2015	12
2016	14
2017	14
2018	12
2019	16
2020	22
2021	17
2022	13
2023	21
2024	29
2025	29

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Darling 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.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 47
Rank in 2025: #3,296
How rare: 1 in 34,197 girls
Since 1920: 1,045

Most popular in 2025, at 29 per million girls born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 137% per million girls born.

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