girls:
788 births since 1950
#4928 (14th percentile)
boys:
72 births since 2005
#4514 (2nd percentile)
overall:
860 births since 1950
#6879 (11th percentile)
The name Darlin is the #6,879 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 860 recorded births since 1950. This represents the 11.1% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 11.1% of all names). For girls, it ranks #4,928 (13.8% percentile) for all time with 788 births since 1950. For boys, it ranks #4,514 (1.5% percentile) for all time with 72 births since 2005.
Darlin first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1950 (1950 for girls and 2005 for boys). Birth data for Darlin is available in 50 out of the 74 years between 1950 and 2023 (50 years for girls and 11 years for boys). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Darlin has been given almost exclusively to girls, with 91.6% of all recorded births being female. In 2023, 75.0% of babies named Darlin were girls.
For girls, Darlin reached its peak popularity in 2008, achieving the 3.1% percentile (ranked #954) with 17 births per million. The name was most common in 2008, with 17 births per million (ranked 3.1% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2017, the popularity of this name for girls has been increasing. Currently, Darlin ranks #937 for girls (1.1% percentile) with 9 births per million, which is 51.0% of its peak share of births.
For boys, Darlin reached its peak popularity in 2005, achieving the 0.5% percentile (ranked #869) with 4 births per million. The name was most common in 2005, with 4 births per million (ranked 0.5% percentile). Since reaching a high point around 2021, the popularity of this name for boys has been declining. Currently, Darlin ranks #911 for boys (0.0% percentile) with 3 births per million, which is 64.5% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Darlin".
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Our model has identified 2 different pronunciations for the name Darlin. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.
Our model is 91.1% confident that Darlin is pronounced as DAHR-lihn, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is DAHR-luhn, at 8.9% confidence, with 2 syllables.
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