Darwing
A variant spelling of the English surname derived from the town of Darwen.
Name Census estimates that about 10 living Americans carry the first name Darwing. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Darwing today is around 12 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Darwing births was 2009 (5 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Darwing. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Darwing. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
10
~ 1 in 34,275,434 Americans
Peak year
2009
5 babies that year
Average age
12
years old
2019 SSA rank
#12,584
Tracked since 2009
Census
Darwing in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 198 people with the first name Darwing, which placed it at #38,638 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#38,638
National first-name rank
People counted
198
198 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
97.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Darwing
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Darwing is Hispanic at 97.5%. The next largest groups are White (1.5%) and Black (1.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Darwing described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Darwing at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino97.5% · 193
- White1.5% · 3
- Black or African American1.0% · 2
Popularity
Darwing: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Darwing from the 2000s through to the 2010s, spanning 2 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 5 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Darwing by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Darwing during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Darwing
The given name Darwing has its roots in the ancient Germanic language, traced back to the 5th century AD. It is believed to have originated as a combination of the Old Norse words "daru" meaning "deer" and "wingu" meaning "meadow" or "field." This suggests that the name may have initially referred to someone who lived or worked in a meadow frequented by deer.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Darwing can be found in the Codex Argenteus, a 6th-century manuscript containing a translation of the Bible into the Gothic language. In this text, the name appears as "Darwingus," referring to a minor character in the Book of Revelation.
During the Middle Ages, the name Darwing gained popularity among the Germanic tribes that settled in various parts of Europe. Notable figures from this period include Darwing of Saxony (c. 910 - 984), a prominent scholar and cleric who wrote extensively on theology and philosophy.
In the 12th century, a French nobleman named Darwing de Montfort (1145 - 1218) gained recognition for his role in the Albigensian Crusade against the Cathars in southern France. He was known for his military prowess and unwavering devotion to the Catholic Church.
The name also made its way to the British Isles, where it appeared in various forms such as "Derwin" and "Darwyn." One notable figure from this era was Darwing of Canterbury (c. 1230 - 1298), a Benedictine monk and chronicler who documented the events of his time in a series of manuscripts.
In the 16th century, a German artist named Darwing Holbein (1497 - 1543) gained fame for his detailed portraits of prominent figures, including Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. His works are renowned for their realism and attention to detail, and he is considered one of the greatest portrait artists of the Renaissance period.
As the name Darwing spread across Europe, it underwent various spelling variations and adaptations to different languages. However, its Germanic roots and associations with nature and meadows remained a central part of its meaning and cultural significance.
People
Darwing + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Darwing as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with D
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Darwing: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Darwing?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 10 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Darwing going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 34,275,434 US residents.
Is Darwing a common name?
We classify Darwing as "Very Rare". It ranks above 28.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 10 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Darwing most popular?
The single biggest year for Darwing was 2009, when 5 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Darwing is about 12 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Darwing in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 198 people with the name Darwing, or 0.07 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #38,638 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Darwing in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Darwing?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Darwing appears almost entirely male. Of the 198 people counted with this name, 99.5% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Darwing?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Darwing is Hispanic at 97.5%. The next largest groups are White (1.5%) and Black (1.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Darwing most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Darwing in the 2020 Census, accounting for 97.5% (193 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Darwing in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Darwing a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Darwing in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Darwing still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Darwing in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Darwing can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are called Darwing?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.