Feminine dossier · first seen 1920
Darling
Rising
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
2024
Peak births
47
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Darling
How many people are named Darling?
An estimated 941 living Americans are named Darling.
How rare is Darling?
Darling is very rare among babies today, with 47 girls receiving the name in 2025, matching its recorded peak.
How old is the typical Darling?
The median age of a living American named Darling is approximately 19 years, with most bearers falling between 7 and 37 years old.
Is Darling still popular?
Yes — Darling is currently rising in popularity, with 47 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 1.5× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Darling most common?
Darling has its strongest geographic signal in California, where it appears 3.5× more often than the national baseline.
1920Peak 20242025
Peak year
2024
Decline from peak
0%
2025
47
All-time
1,045
Where it lives now
Darling is most concentrated in California — about 2.1× the national rate in the 2010s.
States where Darling is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.