Darlin
- Gender
- Mostly girls
- Say it
- dar-LEEN
- Origin
- English
- US rank, 2025
- #4,066 for girls
Darlin is a name of English origin, meaning “darling, beloved”. In 2025 it ranked 4,066th for girls in the US (35 babies).
What does Darlin mean?
English: spelling of Darleen, itself a spelling of Darlene, from the word darling
“darling, beloved”
A spelling of Darlene, a 20th-century name formed from the English word darling.
Meaning borrowed from Darleen.
Is Darlin a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Darlin has been given to girls and boys, mostly girls. In 2025, it was given to 35 girls and 9 boys in the US.
How popular is Darlin in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,066among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 35about 1 in 46,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 3% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 35 girls in the US were named Darlin, making it the 4,066th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,878th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 35 girls. It first appears in the records in 1950. 9 boys were also named Darlin in 2025 (8,239th for boys).
2025 had more girls named Darlin than any year since 2008.
Half of all the girls named Darlin in the US since 1880 were born between 1997 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 80% of the babies named Darlin in the US were girls.
Darlin in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 35 | #4,066 |
| 2024 | 22 | #5,612 |
| 2023 | 15 | #7,242 |
| 2022 | 29 | #4,668 |
| 2021 | 21 | #5,744 |
| 2020 | 26 | #4,878 |
| 2019 | 21 | #5,794 |
| 2018 | 23 | #5,450 |
| 2017 | 15 | #7,438 |
| 2016 | 18 | #6,660 |
| 2015 | 12 | #8,926 |
| 2014 | 24 | #5,454 |
| 2013 | 16 | #7,368 |
| 2012 | 22 | #5,892 |
| 2011 | 24 | #5,541 |
| 2010 | 25 | #5,412 |
| 2009 | 24 | #5,707 |
| 2008 | 35 | #4,359 |
| 2007 | 35 | #4,298 |
| 2006 | 30 | #4,684 |
| 2005 | 28 | #4,700 |
| 2004 | 14 | #7,823 |
| 2003 | 21 | #5,581 |
| 2002 | 28 | #4,377 |
| 2001 | 25 | #4,683 |
| 2000 | 18 | #5,932 |
| 1999 | 11 | #8,216 |
| 1998 | 9 | #9,254 |
| 1997 | 14 | #6,478 |
| 1996 | 18 | #5,275 |
| 1995 | 14 | #6,252 |
| 1994 | 15 | #5,978 |
| 1993 | 16 | #5,667 |
| 1992 | 11 | #7,504 |
| 1991 | 10 | #7,980 |
| 1990 | 10 | #7,874 |
| 1989 | 8 | #8,755 |
| 1988 | 8 | #8,386 |
| 1987 | 5 | #11,320 |
| 1986 | 10 | #6,609 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 5 | #10,417 |
| 1983 | 8 | #7,310 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 8 | #7,407 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 10 | #6,188 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 5 | #9,650 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 6 | #7,290 |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 5 | #6,563 |
| 1965 | 6 | #5,816 |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 5 | #6,566 |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 5 | #5,826 |
| 1954 | 10 | #3,717 |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 7 | #4,313 |
Names like Darlin
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Teagan Heaven Hayden Londyn Brooklyn Ocean Riley Rowan Aylin Devyn Reagan Eden
Names related to Darlin
More English names
Lily Evelyn Hudson Ivy Harper Grace Violet Willow Daisy Poppy Oakley Mason Cooper Ruby Hallie Hazel
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Darlin: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/darlin, updated 20 October 2026.