girl's name
Darlin
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 936
Darlin is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 44 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2007, when 44 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 75,352 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1950.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Darlin over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1950s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
Show the numbers
| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 22 |
| 1960s | 16 |
| 1970s | 21 |
| 1980s | 52 |
| 1990s | 128 |
| 2000s | 282 |
| 2010s | 227 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 188 |
How popular is Darlin?
In 2025, Darlin was given to 44 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Darlin
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Darlin also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Darlin over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Darlin
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Darlin — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Darlin
How popular is the name Darlin?
In 2025, Darlin was given to 44 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Darlin a girl's or a boy's name?
Darlin is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Darlin?
Darlin has 2 syllables.
When was Darlin most popular?
Darlin peaked in 2007, when 44 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Darlin a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Darlin currently ranks #4,099 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.