Masculine dossier · first seen 1881

Darwin

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

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1958

Peak rank proxy

417

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Boomer

1881Peak 19582024

Peak year

1958

Decline from peak

29.7%

2024

293

All-time

26,100

Darwin has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1958, when 417 boys were named Darwin.

In 2024, only 293 boys were given the name.

Down 29.7% from its peak.

All told, about 26,100 Americans have been named Darwin and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1881.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationBoomer

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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