Is Darrin a boy or girl name?

Darrin is primarily a boy name in U.S. records: about 0% of recorded births are female.

What is the average age of someone named Darrin?

The average Darrin alive today is an estimated 49 years old. People named Darrin were most often born around 1965.

When was the name Darrin most popular?

Darrin peaked in 1965 with 3,273 recorded births in the United States.

What vibe does the name Darrin have?

In one report's words: commuter, flustered, analog. Darrin ranks #1508 among all U.S. first names since 1880.

Darrin — Name Meaning, Age & Vibe

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Origin & Meaning

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A variant of Darren, a name of murky midcentury origin sometimes traced to Anglicized Irish surnames. It first entered the national ledger in 1947. Its sudden mid-1960s ascent was driven almost entirely by prime-time television.

Also answers toDare

Fig. 1 — Births per annum, 1947–2025

SSA Data

1947 peak: 3,273 souls, A.D. 1965 2025

2025: 34 born, falling ↘

Estimated Age

49 yrs

Most Darrins were born around 1965 — remembers life before email.

Peak Reign

1965

№102 that year

Generation

Gen X, 62%

then Millennial 20% · Gen Z 9%

Rarity

Top 2000 all-time

≈30K ever born · now falling

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Darrin grew up with

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lava lamps·The Brady Bunch·8-track tapes

Generation Distribution — Living Darrins

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Boomer 6%Gen X 62%Millennial 20%Gen Z 9%Gen Alpha 2%

Data vs. Humans

What the data says

SSA Data

SSA: Darrin peaked in 1965.

Estimated average age: 49.

What people think

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Fig. 2 — Style Coordinates

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Vintage Modern

Formal Casual

Soft Strong

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Public Opinion Ledger

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First Impressions

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The name reads as late-midcentury suburban pragmatism. A Darrin is widely imagined holding a clipboard, adjusting a rabbit-ear antenna, or attempting to keep his household from descending into chaos. Generation X claims the majority of them today. It suggests someone who still owns a working soldering iron.

Field Notes

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Field Note 01

The name hit its high-water mark in 1965 with about three thousand births, climbing to rank 102.

Field Note 02

About sixty-two percent of all living bearers belong to Generation X, with an average age near forty-nine.

Field Note 03

By 2025, annual usage had subsided to thirty-four births.

Notable Darrins

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Darrin Nelsonfootball running back, b. 1959

Darrin Fletcherbaseball catcher, b. 1966

Darrin Smithfootball linebacker, b. 1970

Darrin Belleditorial cartoonist and graphic novelist, b. 1975

Adjacent Names

Darren · Brent · Todd · Darryl · Troy · Brett

Ephemera — If Darrin were a…

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City

Dayton

Color

Harvest Gold

Job

Claims Adjuster

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