Darrow

A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 11 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
11
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Darrow by the numbers

Darrow was given to 11 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 22 babies in 1952, making it a 1950s name.

What we can tell you about Darrow

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Darrow. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Darrongreat; variant of Darren22 in the US (2017)
  • Darrengreat, mighty464 in the US (2017)
  • Dariowealthy or possessor of riches244 in the US (2017)
  • Darryldear, beloved; from Darrell135 in the US (2017)
  • Darionwealthy man; a form of Darius76 in the US (2017)
  • Darrina form of Darren; great or dear64 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Darrow

Names that are said the same way as Darrow, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Dairo6 in the US (2017)
  • Daro3 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Darrow

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