Given name & surname
Darrin
“a great man”·“a gift from God”
In English use, Darrin has a related form in Darren. Interpretations include “a great man” and “a gift from God”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Darrin has a related form in Darren. Interpretations include “a great man” and “a gift from God”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Darrin has a related form in Darren. A possible origin is English, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1947. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Darrin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 29,747
- 29,615 boys · 132 girls
- Most popular year
- 1965
- 3,273 babies
- 2025
- 34
- #3,393 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −36%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 34 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,393 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 35.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 3,255 in 1965. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 23,564 as a first name in 2020; 334 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Darrin’s family of names
In English usage, Darrin has a related form in Darren.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Darrin
- Darrin HancockAmerican basketball player (born 1971)
- Darrin GovensAmerican basketball playerborn 1988
- Darrin ShannonCanadian ice hockey playerborn 1969
- Darrin MurrayNew Zealand cricketerborn 1967
- Darrin Van HornAmerican boxerborn 1968
- Darrin DorseyAmerican basketball player (born 1987)
- Darrin MacLeodassociation football playerborn 1994
- Darrin BellAmerican editorial cartoonist and comic strip creatorborn 1975
- Darrin HensonAmerican choreographer, dancer and actorborn 1972
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Darrin, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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Daren
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>99% boys
Daron
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>99% boys
Darwin
“a beloved friend”
99% boys · 1% girls
Darryl
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>99% boys
Derwin
“a friend of the deer; a gifted friend”
>99% boys
Darrick
“an oak-hearted man; one who is strong”
>99% boys
Darrel
“one who is dearly loved”
>99% boys