Given name
Darshan
“of a vision”
Darshan is used as a given name. One Hindi interpretation is “of a vision.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hindi interpretation is “of a vision.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hindi.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1971. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Darshan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 784
- 773 boys · 11 girls
- Most popular year
- 1999
- 30 babies
- 2025
- 16
- #5,663 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −10%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 16 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,663 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 9.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,524 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Darshan’s family of names
Darshan has a related form in Darshon.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Darshan
- Darshan JariwalaIndian actorborn 1957
- Darshan KumarIndian film actorborn 1986
- Darshan RavalIndian Singerborn 1994
- Darshan SinghIndian spiritual advisor (1921–1989)
- Darshan Singhfield hockey playerborn 1938
- Darshan MisalIndian cricketerborn 1992
- Darshan KangCanadian politicianborn 1951
- Darshan Singh AwaraPunjabi revolutionary poet (1906–1982)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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