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Darwin

Darwin: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“dear friend”
Origin
Old English
Say it
DAHR-win · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys

From an English surname, usually traced to the Old English personal name Deorwine, from deor 'dear' and wine 'friend'. Strongly associated with naturalist Charles Darwin.

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How popular is Darwin?

202488.0 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 Darwin in 2024293

2024 rank#839 boys

Peak year1935

Total US babies since 188026,189

Darwin has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Darwin

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Wesleywestern meadow · Old English
  • Westonwestern settlement · Old English
  • Blakeblack; pale · Old English
  • Edwardwealthy guardian · Old English
  • Ashtonash tree town · Old English
  • Kingstonking's town · Old English
  • Brandonbroom-covered hill · Old English
  • Bentleybent-grass clearing · Old English

Darwin questions

What does the name Darwin mean?

Darwin means "dear friend". It comes from Old English. From an English surname, usually traced to the Old English personal name Deorwine, from deor 'dear' and wine 'friend'. Strongly associated with naturalist Charles Darwin.

Is Darwin a boy or girl name?

Darwin is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Darwin?

293 US babies were named Darwin in 2024. Its peak year was 1935.

How do you pronounce Darwin?

Darwin is usually pronounced DAHR-win.

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.