Darby

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A few things about Darby you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Darby

Darby Stanchfield

American actress

Choose Darby and your child shares a first name with Darby Stanchfield, an American actress. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Darby, like who?” Darby Stanchfield's Wikipedia article is available in 26 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 23,641 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Darby, 68 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Darby would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryDarby first shows up in US birth records in 1913, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 112 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1995, when it ranked #499. Today it's #2,564, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowDarby was 3.3× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 7,148 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 23,641.
• 🍂TrendDarby has slipped 368 places over the last five years and now sits at #2,564. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• ⚖️Boy or girlDarby is given to both boys and girls: 84% of the 81 babies named Darby in 2025 were girls. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.
• 💬MeaningIn English, Darby means “deer farm”. Our records link it to Celtic, English and Irish roots.

About the name Darby

Darby is a gender-neutral name of Celtic, English and Irish origin meaning “deer farm”. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with D and ending in “-rby”. US birth records list Darby for girls from 1936 to 2025, in 88 of those 90 years. Its best year was 1995, when it ranked #499 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #2,564, with 68 babies. Of the 81 US babies named Darby in 2025, 84% were girls and 16% were boys.

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