Name meaning & stats
Darby
Darby means “descendant of Diarmaid”. 11,140 US babies since 1940, peak 1995.
What it means
“descendant of Diarmaid”
Well documented
Originally a surname.
In US birth records
Peak year: 1995
11,140 US babies were named Darby between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Darby (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
The most common spelling: 91% of the family
- Darby 91%
- Darbi 5%
- Darbie 3%
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 1995)