girl's name
Darling
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 7
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,158
Darling is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 47 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2024, when 52 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 70,542 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1920.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Darling over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1920s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 20 |
| 1930s | 20 |
| 1940s | 35 |
| 1950s | 56 |
| 1960s | 69 |
| 1970s | 32 |
| 1980s | 105 |
| 1990s | 121 |
| 2000s | 152 |
| 2010s | 233 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 217 |
How popular is Darling?
In 2025, Darling was given to 47 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Darling is used
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 Darling
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Darling also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Darling over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Darling
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Darling — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Darling
How popular is the name Darling?
In 2025, Darling was given to 47 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Darling a girl's or a boy's name?
Darling is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Darling?
Darling has 2 syllables.
When was Darling most popular?
Darling peaked in 2024, when 52 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Darling a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Darling currently ranks #3,312 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.