How Many People Are Named Darrow?
An estimated 604 people in the United States have the first name Darrow. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 49 years old, and Darrow peaked in popularity in 2024 with 26 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Darrow as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Darrow paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
604
About 1 in 567,474 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
49
years old
Peak Year
2024
26 births
Total Registered
819
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Darrow
Darrow is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 819 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Darrow as a male name
Ranked #4,085 in 2024
26 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (26 births)
Darrow: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Darrow span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 162 babies were registered. While Darrow is less common than at its peak in the 1960s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Darrow by Decade
How has Darrow tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Darrow by State
Darrow + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Darrow as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Darrow
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Darrow: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Darrow?
We estimate approximately 604 people named Darrow are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 567,474 Americans share this first name.
Is Darrow a common name?
Darrow is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 819 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Darrow most popular?
Darrow reached peak popularity in 2024, when 26 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Darrow is approximately 49 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Darrow a male name?
Darrow is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Darrow Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Darrow Smith, Darrow Johnson, Darrow Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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