How Many People Are Named Darvin?
An estimated 2,660 people in the United States have the first name Darvin. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 46 years old, and Darvin peaked in popularity in 1963 with 72 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Darvin 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 Darvin paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,660
About 1 in 128,855 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
46
years old
Peak Year
1963
72 births
Total Registered
3,680
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Darvin
Darvin is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 3,680 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Darvin as a male name
Ranked #4,906 in 2024
20 male births in 2024
Peak: 1963 (72 births)
Darvin: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Darvin span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 538 babies were registered. Darvin has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Darvin by Decade
How has Darvin 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.
Darvin by State
Birth registrations for Darvin span all 13 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Pennsylvania, Kentucky. The lowest are in Oklahoma, Alabama, Indiana. On average, about 38 Darvins were registered per state.
Darvin + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Darvin as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Darvin
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Darvin: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Darvin?
We estimate approximately 2,660 people named Darvin 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 128,855 Americans share this first name.
Is Darvin a common name?
Darvin is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,680 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Darvin most popular?
Darvin reached peak popularity in 1963, when 72 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Darvin is approximately 46 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Darvin a male name?
Darvin is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Darvin Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Darvin Smith, Darvin Johnson, Darvin 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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