Feminine dossier · first seen 1936

Darby

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Darby
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1995

Peak era

1995

Peak rank proxy

491

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Millennial

1936Peak 19952024

Peak year

1995

Decline from peak

89.8%

2024

All-time

8,269

Darby is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1995, when 491 girls were named Darby.

In 2024, only 50 girls were given the name.

Down 89.8% from its peak.

All told, about 8,269 Americans have been named Darby and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1936.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationMillennial

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1995

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