Darby

DAHR-bee

Norse

"from the deer estate"

Darby Origin and Meaning

The name Darby is a boy's name of Irish, Scandinavian, Norse origin meaning "from the deer estate".

Spirited and bubbly, but handsome and preppy too, Darby is a surname style choice that fits in well with the likes of Alby and Lennox.

Derived ultimately from Old Norse, as a surname, it likely emerged in reference to the English town Derby (pronounced the same).

Darby works particularly well with an O' surname, as in 'Darby O'Gill and the Little People' and it could also be a unisex option (and is now more popular for girls in the US).

Patrick Dempsey chose it for one of his twin boys back in 2007.

Darby Rank in US Top 1000

# 952 in the US

Darby Popularity

• 1250 Nameberry 2025

20 Names Similar to Darby

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Darby.

• Derby
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• Scotty
• Valter
• Baer
• Williamina
• Kitto
• Quinlan
• Bosco
• Britton
• Darby
• Faulkner
• Fennel
• Galen
• Waldo
• Arley
• Thibault
• Riona
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Famous People Named Darby

• Darby Hendrickson American hockey player
• Darby Conley American cartoonist
• Darby Crash (born Jan Paul Beahm) American punk musician (The Germs)
• Darby Galen Dempsey son of American actor Patrick Dempsey

Darby in Pop Culture

• Darby a character briefly appearing in the video game "Vexx"