Aadya vs Darby
Aadya and Darbycompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Aadya was ranked #790 and Darby #638 among girls in Scotland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Aadya was ranked #1407 and Darby #3035 among girls in England and Wales.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2012, Aadya was ranked #4805 and Darby #4805 among boys in England and Wales.
Aadya and Darby over time
Aadya and Darby appear together in 1 published list, across 18 years of shared records. Aadya held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Darby in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Darby reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Aadya in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls18 shared years, 2008–2025
Aadya held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Darby in 4.
Highest recorded here: Aadya #1128 in 2024, Darby #1628 in 2021.
The order changed in 2022: Aadya moved ahead. In 2021 they stood at #1785 and #1628; by 2022 that had become #1556 and #1767.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Aadya #1407, Darby #3035.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Aadya | Darby |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | Used for both boys and girls |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #1407 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #676 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aadya and Darby both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Aadya
Popularity journey
First recorded2007
First recorded at #2895 among girls in England and Wales in 2007 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1407 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Darby
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1646 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #3035 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls