Darling Forename
27,311th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 30,881 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Nicaragua
Highest density in:
Nicaragua
Darling Forename User-submission:
From Middle English dereling, from Old English deorling, dyrling 'one who is much beloved, a favourite,' double diminutive of deor 'dear'.
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Darling Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicaragua | 93% | 11,977 | 1:502 | 83 |
| Venezuela | 88% | 2,043 | 1:14,783 | 1,408 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 1,734 | 1:102,402 | 5,737 |
| Colombia | 86% | 1,581 | 1:30,221 | 1,736 |
| Chile | 99% | 1,452 | 1:12,126 | 837 |
| Haiti | 93% | 1,211 | 1:8,858 | 1,007 |
| Philippines | 89% | 1,146 | 1:92,504 | 5,338 |
| United States | 90% | 1,107 | 1:327,495 | 9,916 |
| Honduras | 89% | 1,028 | 1:8,577 | 903 |
| Ghana | - | 899 | 1:30,018 | 1,918 |
| Indonesia | 60% | 768 | 1:335,890 | 28,314 |
| Bolivia | 91% | 697 | 1:15,210 | 1,273 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 686 | 1:15,206 | 1,562 |
| India | 89% | 607 | 1:2,001,446 | 104,391 |
| Ecuador | - | 447 | 1:39,658 | 1,587 |
| Peru | 55% | 444 | 1:71,602 | 3,011 |
| Brazil | 87% | 429 | 1:499,385 | 16,408 |
| Costa Rica | 94% | 365 | 1:13,063 | 1,096 |
| Mexico | 86% | 279 | 1:444,962 | 5,296 |
| Liberia | 86% | 278 | 1:15,871 | 1,189 |
| Papua New Guinea | 99% | 271 | 1:30,082 | 3,002 |
| Guatemala | 95% | 225 | 1:71,593 | 1,937 |
| DR Congo | 53% | 116 | 1:636,445 | 21,039 |
| Panama | 85% | 105 | 1:37,205 | 2,834 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 99 | 1:218,288 | 9,022 |
| El Salvador | - | 97 | 1:65,379 | 1,790 |
| Congo | 63% | 90 | 1:55,658 | 4,070 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 76% | 71 | 1:19,175 | 2,321 |
| South Africa | 83% | 54 | 1:1,009,864 | 38,418 |
| Uruguay | 88% | 51 | 1:67,209 | 2,110 |
| Zimbabwe | 69% | 40 | 1:385,595 | 19,040 |
| Malaysia | 63% | 37 | 1:822,971 | 30,856 |
| Albania | 100% | 33 | 1:92,320 | 6,614 |
| Canada | 100% | 32 | 1:1,035,418 | 20,413 |
| England | 90% | 32 | 1:1,737,591 | 23,425 |
| Spain | 100% | 25 | 1:1,861,199 | 11,276 |
| Solomon Islands | 88% | 24 | 1:24,207 | 1,862 |
| Finland | 86% | 22 | 1:249,236 | 3,896 |
| Russia | 70% | 22 | 1:6,556,077 | 28,980 |
| Uganda | 85% | 20 | 1:2,047,846 | 26,620 |
| New Zealand | - | 17 | 1:266,826 | 8,395 |
| Sweden | 92% | 14 | 1:704,136 | 15,982 |
| New Caledonia | 100% | 13 | 1:20,782 | 1,589 |
| Marshall Islands | 55% | 12 | 1:4,269 | 670 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 12 | 1:595,999 | 19,549 |
| China | - | 11 | 1:124,186,889 | 65,712 |
| Tanzania | 86% | 10 | 1:5,278,832 | 28,402 |
| Cambodia | 88% | 9 | 1:1,808,148 | 22,232 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 9 | 1:3,423,618 | 14,711 |
| Zambia | - | 9 | 1:1,761,644 | 19,373 |
| Argentina | 83% | 7 | 1:6,110,463 | 14,292 |
| Croatia | 83% | 7 | 1:602,439 | 6,285 |
| Denmark | - | 7 | 1:807,071 | 10,426 |
| Australia | - | 6 | 1:2,276,270 | 19,652 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 6 | 1:10,216 | 1,399 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 6 | 1:3,961,614 | 68,952 |
| Namibia | - | 5 | 1:480,836 | 6,391 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 5 | 1:710,060 | 4,535 |
| Germany | 100% | 4 | 1:24,169,469 | 59,466 |
| Paraguay | 100% | 4 | 1:1,809,201 | 8,869 |
| Singapore | - | 4 | 1:1,571,764 | 18,508 |
| Jamaica | - | 3 | 1:961,076 | 14,069 |
| Lebanon | 67% | 3 | 1:1,875,857 | 11,580 |
| Thailand | 100% | 3 | 1:23,355,271 | 268,869 |
| Belgium | 100% | 2 | 1:5,745,020 | 30,381 |
| France | 100% | 2 | 1:33,235,170 | 58,100 |
| Italy | 90% | 2 | 1:30,531,045 | 57,596 |
| Japan | - | 2 | 1:63,993,028 | 72,606 |
| Norway | - | 2 | 1:2,566,164 | 24,989 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 2 | 1:4,106,748 | 25,883 |
| Vietnam | - | 2 | 1:46,311,556 | 7,272 |
| Ireland | - | 1 | 1:4,643,519 | 13,375 |
| Algeria | - | 1 | 1:38,176,720 | 32,669 |
| Azerbaijan | 100% | 1 | 1:9,642,944 | 42,290 |
| Bahamas | - | 1 | 1:399,370 | 4,606 |
| Barbados | - | 1 | 1:289,789 | 3,893 |
| Belarus | 100% | 1 | 1:9,482,384 | 20,892 |
| Belize | - | 1 | 1:354,309 | 7,663 |
| Benin | - | 1 | 1:10,575,843 | 90,010 |
| Botswana | - | 1 | 1:2,184,449 | 21,741 |
| Brunei | - | 1 | 1:419,570 | 3,266 |
| Bulgaria | - | 1 | 1:6,990,390 | 27,036 |
| Burkina Faso | - | 1 | 1:18,379,469 | 100,219 |
| Cook Islands | - | 1 | 1:18,153 | 1,349 |
| Cuba | - | 1 | 1:11,506,552 | 13,531 |
| Czechia | 77% | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| Dominica | - | 1 | 1:75,471 | 1,341 |
| French Polynesia | - | 1 | 1:277,902 | 3,605 |
| Gabon | - | 1 | 1:1,883,336 | 4,538 |
| Georgia | 100% | 1 | 1:3,738,466 | 29,095 |
| Guyana | - | 1 | 1:763,262 | 24,238 |
| Hong Kong | - | 1 | 1:7,752,725 | 20,144 |
| Iran | - | 1 | 1:78,496,868 | 65,150 |
| Israel | 100% | 1 | 1:8,402,918 | 45,019 |
| Kenya | - | 1 | 1:46,307,110 | 74,921 |
| Kuwait | - | 1 | 1:3,785,264 | 15,388 |
| Macau | - | 1 | 1:608,209 | 2,350 |
| Malawi | 100% | 1 | 1:17,112,310 | 24,110 |
| Morocco | - | 1 | 1:34,348,636 | 18,260 |
| Myanmar | - | 1 | 1:51,948,273 | 3,226 |
| Netherlands | 61% | 1 | 1:16,902,083 | 43,152 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | - | 1 | 1:54,668 | 1,803 |
| Oman | - | 1 | 1:4,108,667 | 12,526 |
| Portugal | - | 1 | 1:10,410,866 | 12,786 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 1 | 1:177,815 | 8,104 |
| Scotland | - | 1 | 1:5,350,366 | 24,769 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:109,747 | 4,493 |
| Vanuatu | - | 1 | 1:261,792 | 1,604 |
The alternate forms: Därlïng (1) are calculated separately.
Darling (40,064) may also be a surname.
Darling Forename Meaning
User-submitted Reference
From Middle English dereling, from Old English deorling, dyrling 'one who is much beloved, a favourite,' double diminutive of deor 'dear'.
- Online Etymology Dictionary- cgroenewald
Darling Forename Popularity
Darling Demographics
Darling Political Affiliation
in United States
Sample size: 162 (2014)
United States
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Phonetically Similar Names
Darling Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Darling in the Russian language | ||
| Дарлинг | darling | - |
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