Darby
From an English surname based on the city of Derby, whose Old Norse name combined djúr, meaning deer, with bý, a farm or settlement.
Darby in 2025
Darby was given to 81 babies in the United States in 2025 — 13 boys and 68 girls, making it the 4,088th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 40,930 babies born.
The history of Darby
Darby reached its highest point in 1995, when 539 babies were given the name, ranking 881st that year.
Across the 113 years of records since 1913, 11,278 babies have been named Darby. Half of them were born before 1996, which places the name's centre of gravity with Millennials.
Darby by decade
| Decade | Babies named Darby | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 22 | 4,948 |
| 1920s | 47 | 5,152 |
| 1930s | 69 | 3,805 |
| 1940s | 264 | 2,501 |
| 1950s | 498 | 1,963 |
| 1960s | 852 | 1,431 |
| 1970s | 1,323 | 1,246 |
| 1980s | 947 | 1,812 |
| 1990s | 2,965 | 881 |
| 2000s | 2,294 | 1,398 |
| 2010s | 1,463 | 2,191 |
| 2020s | 534 | 3,193 |
Where Darby is heading
Darby has fallen 41% over the past decade, from 137 babies in 2015 to 81 in 2025.
Names like Darby
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Darby.