Darwin is a boy's name of English origin meaning “dear and friend.” In 2024 it was given to 293 boys in the United States.
Darwin belongs to the English & American tradition. Its meaning — “dear and friend” — is the sense carried by its English roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Darwin first appears in Social Security records in 1881. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #297 in 1938, and in 2024 293 babies received the name — 26,100 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Darwin means “dear and friend” in its English roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Darwin is a boy name. In 2024, 293 babies received the name in the US.
Darwin comes from the English & American tradition.
Darwin first appears in US records in 1881. Its best-ever ranking was #297 in 1938, and 293 babies were given the name in 2024.
Darwin is pronounced /ˈdɑːwɪn/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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