Darin

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Darin

Gender: Masculine
Language: English
Etymology and History:
Darin is an alternate form of the name Darren. The name Darren (and its variants) is an odd case. It arose, quite suddenly, in the late fifties, for no obvious reason. One theory claims that Bobby Darin is responsible for the sudden rise. It is true that Bobby Darin (born Walden Robert Cassotto, 1936-1973) burst onto the scene in 1958 with “Splish Splash,” but it was the spelling “d-a-r-r-e-n” and not “d-a-r-i-n” that caught on initially. He either chose his name from a burnt-out neon sign originally reading Mandarin, or from a surname picked randomly in a phone book.

Please see Darren for more information.

Pronunciation: dare-inn.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.020 % named Darin

Popularity of Darin:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1960: N/A
1960-1970: 213th most popular.
1970-1980: 255th most popular.
1980-1990: 446th most popular.
1990: 558th most popular.
1991: 570th most popular.
1992: 623rd most popular.
1993: 659th most popular.
1994: 657th most popular.
1995: 720th most popular.
1996: 701st most popular.
1997: 700th most popular.
1998: 790th most popular.
1999: 691st most popular.
2000: 778th most popular.
2001: 791st most popular.
2002: 788th most popular.
2003: 778th most popular.