Darby

Unisex

Darby has been given to 11,278 babies in the U.S. since 1913. It peaked in 1995.

Meaning & origin /ˈdɑːbi/

From the English place name Derby, from Old Norse djúr (“deer”) + býr (“settlement”).

Origin: surnames

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

11,278

Peak year

1995 (539 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1913

10-year trend

▼ -41%

Gender split

74% girls / 26% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Darby.

11,277 babies since 1982

11,224 babies since 1973

11,185 babies since 1945

11,372 babies since 1979

11,436 babies since 1886

11,587 babies since 1900

10,960 babies since 1961

10,938 babies since 1882

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