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Darby

Darby: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“deer settlement”
Origin
Old Norse
Say it
DAR-bee · 2 syllables
Used for
Both (74% girls, 26% boys since 1880)

From an English surname and place name derived from Old Norse djúr 'deer' and býr 'farm, settlement.' Also established as a given name in English-speaking countries.

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How popular is Darby?

202418.0 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Darby in 202460

2024 rank#3,175 girls

Peak year1995

Total US babies since 188011,196

Darby is fading: recent use is about 61% of its level ten years before.

Names like Darby

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Skycloud · Old Norse
  • Kirbychurch settlement · Old Norse
  • Kelbyfarm by the spring · Old Norse

Darby questions

What does the name Darby mean?

Darby means "deer settlement". It comes from Old Norse. From an English surname and place name derived from Old Norse djúr 'deer' and býr 'farm, settlement.' Also established as a given name in English-speaking countries.

Is Darby a boy or girl name?

Darby is used for both: about 74% of US babies named Darby since 1880 were girls.

How popular is Darby?

60 US babies were named Darby in 2024. Its peak year was 1995.

How do you pronounce Darby?

Darby is usually pronounced DAR-bee.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.