Darshan
Boy · DAR-shun · Sanskrit
Darshan is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “sight, vision of the divine”. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies) and 5,606th for boys in the US (16 babies).
What does Darshan mean?
Sanskrit
“sight, vision of the divine”
In Hinduism darshan is the act of seeing, and being seen by, a deity, holy person or sacred image.
- Say it
- DAR-shun
Is Darshan a girl's or a boy's name?
Darshan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK and 16 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Darshan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,301among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadymuch the same
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Darshan, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,108th. Its busiest year was 2001, with 15 boys.
Half of all the boys named Darshan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2015. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Darshan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 7 | #3,003 |
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,108 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 7 | #2,875 |
| 2016 | 11 | #2,143 |
| 2015 | 11 | #2,127 |
| 2014 | 8 | #2,593 |
| 2013 | 11 | #2,033 |
| 2012 | 1 | #6,332 |
| 2011 | 9 | #2,311 |
| 2010 | 14 | #1,724 |
| 2009 | 15 | #1,582 |
| 2008 | 11 | #1,930 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,337 |
| 2006 | 13 | #1,558 |
| 2005 | 6 | #2,545 |
| 2004 | 8 | #1,983 |
| 2003 | 10 | #1,608 |
| 2002 | 10 | #1,490 |
| 2001 | 15 | #1,103 |
| 2000 | 12 | #1,235 |
| 1999 | 10 | #1,352 |
| 1998 | 10 | #1,346 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,109 |
| 1996 | 8 | #1,506 |
How popular is Darshan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,606among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 16about 1 in 110,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 2% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 16 boys in the US were named Darshan, making it the 5,606th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,695th. Its busiest year was 1999, with 30 boys. It first appears in the records in 1972.
Half of all the boys named Darshan in the US since 1880 were born between 1994 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Darshan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | #5,606 |
| 2024 | 13 | #6,464 |
| 2023 | 18 | #5,250 |
| 2022 | 10 | #7,762 |
| 2021 | 8 | #8,820 |
| 2020 | 15 | #5,695 |
| 2019 | 15 | #5,808 |
| 2018 | 16 | #5,536 |
| 2017 | 13 | #6,334 |
| 2016 | 13 | #6,344 |
| 2015 | 19 | #4,888 |
| 2014 | 15 | #5,729 |
| 2013 | 23 | #4,178 |
| 2012 | 19 | #4,857 |
| 2011 | 27 | #3,790 |
| 2010 | 21 | #4,516 |
| 2009 | 25 | #4,033 |
| 2008 | 30 | #3,558 |
| 2007 | 14 | #5,898 |
| 2006 | 10 | #7,422 |
| 2005 | 18 | #4,626 |
| 2004 | 24 | #3,731 |
| 2003 | 19 | #4,271 |
| 2002 | 23 | #3,665 |
| 2001 | 24 | #3,507 |
| 2000 | 23 | #3,530 |
| 1999 | 30 | #2,791 |
| 1998 | 22 | #3,386 |
| 1997 | 17 | #3,872 |
| 1996 | 18 | #3,672 |
| 1995 | 16 | #3,848 |
| 1994 | 18 | #3,590 |
| 1993 | 14 | #4,220 |
| 1992 | 17 | #3,597 |
| 1991 | 15 | #3,806 |
| 1990 | 16 | #3,601 |
| 1989 | 12 | #4,265 |
| 1988 | 12 | #3,910 |
| 1987 | 13 | #3,516 |
| 1986 | 11 | #3,878 |
| 1985 | 10 | #4,047 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 12 | #3,410 |
| 1982 | 6 | #5,617 |
| 1981 | 9 | #4,151 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 7 | #4,840 |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,769 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 15 | #2,635 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 7 | #3,960 |
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