Darby is an established name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 1995 and has since faded.
Darby is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #2,564 among girls (68) and #6,540 among boys (13) — overall #4,088 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 81 | 81 | #2,564 | #6,540 |
| 2024 | 61 | 61 | #3,131 | #7,892 |
| 2023 | 94 | 94 | #2,425 | #4,916 |
| 2022 | 81 | 81 | #2,584 | #6,571 |
| 2021 | 117 | 117 | #2,029 | #4,521 |
| 2020 | 100 | 100 | #2,200 | #5,077 |
| 2019 | 109 | 109 | #2,113 | #4,837 |
| 2018 | 120 | 120 | #2,135 | #3,552 |
| 2017 | 145 | 145 | #1,724 | #4,499 |
| 2016 | 137 | 137 | #1,736 | #5,365 |
| 2015 | 137 | 137 | #1,863 | #3,902 |
| 2014 | 135 | 135 | #1,897 | #3,629 |
| 2013 | 151 | 151 | #1,739 | #3,351 |
| 2012 | 158 | 158 | #1,746 | #2,915 |
| 2011 | 173 | 173 | #1,592 | #3,065 |
| 2010 | 198 | 198 | #1,483 | #2,645 |
| 2009 | 159 | 159 | #1,643 | #4,311 |
| 2008 | 198 | 198 | #1,463 | #3,117 |
| 2007 | 231 | 231 | #1,294 | #2,827 |
| 2006 | 193 | 193 | #1,441 | #2,992 |
| 2005 | 222 | 222 | #1,169 | #3,739 |
| 2004 | 213 | 213 | #1,192 | #3,658 |
| 2003 | 261 | 261 | #1,054 | #2,319 |
| 2002 | 270 | 270 | #952 | #2,703 |
| 2001 | 253 | 253 | #989 | #2,632 |
| 2000 | 294 | 294 | #866 | #2,389 |
| 1999 | 334 | 334 | #751 | #2,476 |
| 1998 | 369 | 369 | #686 | #2,286 |
| 1997 | 437 | — | #578 | #2,320 |
| 1996 | 464 | — | #542 | #2,390 |
| 1995 | 539 | — | #499 | #1,808 |
| 1994 | 356 | — | #666 | #2,263 |
| 1993 | 158 | — | #1,327 | #2,358 |
| 1992 | 116 | — | #1,898 | #1,926 |
| 1991 | 91 | — | #2,219 | #2,243 |
| 1990 | 101 | — | #1,994 | #2,183 |
| 1989 | 107 | — | #1,841 | #2,039 |
| 1988 | 100 | — | #1,803 | #2,046 |
| 1987 | 79 | — | #2,138 | #2,128 |
| 1986 | 76 | — | #2,126 | #2,175 |
| 1985 | 111 | — | #1,476 | #2,085 |
| 1984 | 90 | — | #1,707 | #2,051 |
| 1983 | 97 | — | #1,650 | #1,833 |
| 1982 | 90 | — | #1,726 | #2,126 |
| 1981 | 128 | — | #1,321 | #1,734 |
| 1980 | 69 | — | #2,104 | #2,460 |
| 1979 | 91 | — | #1,903 | #1,602 |
| 1978 | 112 | — | #1,831 | #1,178 |
| 1977 | 94 | — | #1,957 | #1,375 |
| 1976 | 110 | — | #1,752 | #1,145 |
| 1975 | 93 | — | #2,028 | #1,196 |
| 1974 | 144 | — | #1,430 | #955 |
| 1973 | 123 | — | #1,837 | #916 |
| 1972 | 159 | — | #1,397 | #858 |
| 1971 | 184 | — | #1,255 | #824 |
| 1970 | 213 | — | #1,295 | #721 |
| 1969 | 155 | — | #1,650 | #770 |
| 1968 | 110 | — | #1,652 | #933 |
| 1967 | 83 | — | #1,565 | #1,370 |
| 1966 | 70 | — | #1,928 | #1,307 |
| 1965 | 48 | — | #2,072 | #2,000 |
| 1964 | 64 | — | #1,926 | #1,551 |
| 1963 | 66 | — | #1,957 | #1,432 |
| 1962 | 80 | — | #1,709 | #1,299 |
| 1961 | 88 | — | #1,555 | #1,354 |
| 1960 | 88 | — | #1,566 | #1,303 |
| 1959 | 81 | — | #1,923 | #1,130 |
| 1958 | 70 | — | #1,880 | #1,281 |
| 1957 | 51 | — | #2,128 | #1,642 |
| 1956 | 48 | — | #1,876 | #2,108 |
| 1955 | 71 | — | #1,407 | #1,739 |
| 1954 | 47 | — | #2,088 | #1,673 |
| 1953 | 35 | — | #2,610 | #1,847 |
| 1952 | 33 | — | #2,342 | #2,172 |
| 1951 | 34 | — | #2,602 | #1,787 |
| 1950 | 28 | — | #2,362 | #2,469 |
| 1949 | 38 | — | #1,850 | #2,368 |
| 1948 | 40 | — | #1,714 | #2,484 |
| 1947 | 37 | — | #2,096 | #2,007 |
| 1946 | 28 | — | #2,405 | #2,177 |
| 1945 | 16 | — | #2,953 | #3,065 |
| 1944 | 19 | — | #1,976 | — |
| 1943 | 26 | — | #2,091 | #2,780 |
| 1942 | 27 | — | #2,062 | #2,562 |
| 1941 | 14 | — | #3,642 | #2,929 |
| 1940 | 19 | — | #3,008 | #2,360 |
| 1939 | 14 | — | #3,200 | #3,186 |
| 1938 | 9 | — | — | #2,516 |
| 1937 | 7 | — | — | #2,967 |
| 1936 | 12 | — | #4,324 | #2,938 |
| 1935 | 5 | — | — | #3,780 |
| 1934 | 10 | — | — | #2,432 |
| 1932 | 5 | — | — | #3,893 |
| 1931 | 7 | — | — | #3,162 |
| 1928 | 10 | — | — | #2,696 |
| 1926 | 8 | — | — | #3,196 |
| 1925 | 11 | — | — | #2,628 |
| 1923 | 6 | — | — | #3,921 |
| 1922 | 5 | — | — | #4,449 |
| 1920 | 7 | — | — | #3,562 |
| 1919 | 6 | — | — | #3,831 |
| 1916 | 5 | — | — | #4,045 |
| 1915 | 5 | — | — | #3,955 |
| 1913 | 6 | — | — | #2,563 |