Darvin
Masculine · “dear friend”
Darvin is a spelling of Darwin, an Old English name meaning dear friend — and the naturalist who made it famous inherited it as a surname from exactly that word.
How old is the name Darvin?
Darvin first appears in US birth records in 1913 — 112 years ago. The typical Darvin alive today was born around 1966, making them about 59 years old. About 2,600 people named Darvin are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Darvin most popular?
Darvin peaked in 1963, reaching #880 nationally. Today it ranks #3848, 2,968 places below that high. See the whole 1963 chart.
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Where it comes from
From Deorwine to Darvin
The story of Darvin
Deorwine was an Old English personal name that became a surname, and the family that carried it to Shrewsbury produced a doctor, a poet and then, in 1809, the naturalist. Darwin as a given name appears in American records from the nineteenth century, presumably in tribute; Darvin is a respelling that follows how many Americans say the middle consonant.
Meaning
dear friend
From Old English deore, dear or beloved, and wine, a friend; wine closes a great many Old English names, including Edwin, Godwin and Baldwin, and means a friend rather than the drink.
How the name formed
- Deorwine
- Darwin
- Darvin
Related forms: Darwin · Edwin
Pronouncing Darvin
DAR-vin
Two syllables, first stressed. Darvin and Darwin are said almost identically.
Nicknames for Darvin
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1913
- Most boys named
- 195760 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #880reached in 1963
- Change vs 2023
- 0.0%28 in 2025, from 28
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Darvin in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Darwin in English — spelling variant
- Edwin in English — related form
Darvins among us
people named Darvin are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 61,003 born in 2025 was named Darvin
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Arland test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Darvin's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Arland climbed just as high around 1935, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Arland's path sketches the road Darvin is walking now.
Darvin sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Darvin is headed
Darvin should hold steady through 2030 — the curve is flat, and flat curves are the most predictable kind.
Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Darvin beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Darvin in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- A settled Old English meaning that is warm and easy to explain.
- Vin is a complete short form in its own right.
- Read correctly on sight by every English speaker.
- Darwin is the standard spelling and will be written for him constantly.
- The naturalist is the first association and carries strong opinions in some quarters.
- Darvin, Darwin and Darwyn are all in use and none is dominant.
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Frequently asked
- How many Darvins are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 2,600 people named Darvin are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Darvin in 2025?
- Darvin ranks #3848 among US boy names in 2025, with 28 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Darvin?
- About 1 in every 61,003 US boys born in 2025 was named Darvin — 28 in all.
- Will my child share the name Darvin with classmates?
- Darvin will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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