Darwin
Darwin is a distinctive choice, ranked #1466 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Darwin in their class.
About the Name Darwin
Darwin is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 1175 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #1013 in 2018 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Darwin is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Darwin in their class.
In the US it ranks even higher at #839, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
⭐ Famous People Named Darwin
- Chris Darwin — Christopher William Darwin is an environmentalist and nature conservationist who lives in Australia and works on his goal of halting the global mass extinction of species.
- Darwin, Tasmania — See also the Australian federal electoral Division of Darwin for the electoral division now known as Division of Braddon Darwin was a surveyed and short-lived community at the eastern side of Mount Darwin on the West Coast Range.
- Darwin: The Life of a Tormented Evolutionist — Darwin: The Life of a Tormented Evolutionist is a biography of Charles Darwin by Adrian Desmond and James Moore.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Darwin
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Darwin
Almost certainly the only Darwin in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
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