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Boy · English or Irish surname (uncertain)
Darin
Say it: DAIR-in
Meaning
A spelling of Darren, a 20th-century first name from a surname of uncertain origin.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
Most used in the US in the 1960s, partly through the singer Bobby Darin.
Its wave through time
A fashion of the 1960s
In the United States
- 32,738 babies given this name since 1948
- At its height in 1965, about 1 in 712 boys
- 44 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Darren, Darrin, Daren
Famous bearers
- Bobby Darin, American singer (stage name)
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Where this comes from
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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