Given name & surname
Darvin
“a beloved friend”
Darvin is a form of Darwin. One English interpretation is “a beloved friend.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Darvin carries the interpretation “a beloved friend.” Darvin is a form of Darwin. One English interpretation is “a beloved friend.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
How it developed
Darvin is used as a form of Darwin.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1913. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Darvin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,708
- 3,708 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1963
- 72 babies
- 2025
- 28
- #3,864 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +13%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 28 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,864 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 13.1% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 72 in 1963. 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 2,615 as a first name in 2020; 282 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.
Darvin’s family of names
Darvin is a form of Darwin. Darvin has a related form in Darven. Darvin has a related form in Darvenn.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Darvin
- Darvin HamAmerican basketball player and coachborn 1973
- Darvin MoonAmerican poker player (1963-2020)
- Darvin EdwardsSaint Lucian high jumperborn 1986
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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