boy's name
Darshan
- Gender Boy
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,186
Darshan is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 16 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1999, when 30 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 207,211 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1971.
Darshan over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 45 |
| 1980s | 85 |
| 1990s | 183 |
| 2000s | 210 |
| 2010s | 181 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 80 |
How popular is Darshan?
In 2025, Darshan was given to 16 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Darshan 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 Darshan
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Darshan also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Darshan over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Darshan
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Darshan — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Darshan
How popular is the name Darshan?
In 2025, Darshan was given to 16 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Darshan a girl's or a boy's name?
Darshan is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Darshan most popular?
Darshan peaked in 1999, when 30 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Darshan a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Darshan currently ranks #2,850 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.