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Darby

Girl name · 30 babies recorded · 1974–2025

Darby: 30 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to girls, peaking at 6 births in 2021.

Darby is a name with two distinct roots, the most relevant for English speakers being the Old Norse *diur* (deer) and *by* (settlement), meaning “deer farm” – a name given to the English city of Derby. It also stems from the Irish surname *Ó Diorbháin*, meaning “descendant of Diorbhán.” The name gained literary fame through the fictional Darby O’Gill, the wily old Irishman in turn-of-the-century stories. More recently, actresses Darby Stanchfield and Darby Camp have brought it to the screen. Both the city of Derby, England, and its