Darby is a unisex name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Darby means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Darby across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Darby has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Darby is a unisex name of Norse origin meaning “deer settlement”. An English place name and surname used as a given name.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 11,278 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 295 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 30 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 10 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Darby per year, United States (1913 to 2025). United States peaked in 1995 (539/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2017 (22/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2021 (6/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2025 (4/yr).
Darby has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1995, when it ranked #880 nationally (given to 539 babies that year).
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