Darshan

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Darshan: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Darshan: Recorded since 1996, it reached #1,027 in 2001, and it stood at #2,921 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
28times a registrar ranked it
29years from first to last
#1027highest recorded position
7groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Boys

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2024

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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#1458
1997	#2022
1998	#1263
1999	#1281
2000	#1167
2001	#1027
2002	#1411
2003	#1513
2004	#1878
2005	#2418
2006	#1469
2007	#2211
2008	#2097
2009	#1494
2010	#1620
2011	#2194
2013	#1920
2014	#2459
2015	#2020
2016	#2027
2017	#2734
2018	#3412
2019	#3937
2020	#2960
2021	#3990
2022	#4001
2023	#3523
2024	#2921

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 28 of the 29 years from 1996 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 1996–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #1458 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #1027 among boys in England and Wales, in 2001 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2921 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Darshan by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Darshan in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	33	4 of 10	8
2000sbusiest	106	10 of 10	11
2010s	80	9 of 10	9
2020s	26	5 of 10	5

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2000s were its busiest decade, averaging 11 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Darshan appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1027 in England and Wales in 2001.

Darshan's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#2921	7	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#3523	5	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#4001	4	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#3990	4	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#2960	6	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#3937	4	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#3412	5	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#2734	7	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#2027	11	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#2020	11	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#2459	8	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#1920	11	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#2194	9	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#1620	14	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#1494	15	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#2097	9	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#2211	8	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#1469	13	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#2418	6	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#1878	8	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#1513	10	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#1411	10	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	male	#1027	15	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	male	#1167	12	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	male	#1281	10	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	male	#1263	10	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	male	#2022	5	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	male	#1458	8	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1996 and 2024, ranked in 28 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #1,027, first reached in 2001.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 15 births, registered in England and Wales in 2001.

Its record falls into 2 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 1 year.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

4decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 4 decades →
16 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years10 to 19 unbroken years →
2separate stretches the record falls into2 separate stretches →
1 yearlongest absence inside the recorded periodA single year missing →
#2,921position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
15births registered in its largest year, 2001Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

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A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Llewellyn · #1027, 29y
Majid · #1027, 29y
Mujahid · #1027, 23y
Beca · #1026, 28y

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1990 and 1999.

Llewellyn · #1027, 29y
Majid · #1027, 29y
Mujahid · #1027, 23y
Beca · #1026, 28y

Darshan and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Darshan without appearing here.

Darshan moved ahead of

Graham Compare
In 2023 they stood at #3523 and #1533 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #2921 and #5119.
Garry Compare
In 2022 they stood at #4001 and #3048 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #3523 and #4991.
Glenn Compare
In 2022 they stood at #3990 and #2730 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #3523 and #4991.
Tayla Compare
In 2005 they stood at #2418 and #2174 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2006 that had become #1469 and #2870.

Moved ahead of Darshan

Gustav Compare
In 2020 they stood at #2960 and #3334 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2021 that had become #3990 and #2125.
Rune Compare
In 2018 they stood at #3412 and #4749 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2019 that had become #3937 and #2104.
Anders Compare
In 2020 they stood at #2960 and #4608 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2021 that had become #3990 and #2301.
Gunnar Compare
In 2017 they stood at #2734 and #3040 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2018 that had become #3412 and #1786.

Moved the opposite way to Darshan

Albie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Darshan went from #1458 to #2921 while Albie went from #853 to #19.
Alfie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Darshan went from #1458 to #2921 while Alfie went from #119 to #16.
Alfred Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Darshan went from #1458 to #2921 while Alfred went from #218 to #81.
Archie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Darshan went from #1458 to #2921 while Archie went from #192 to #10.

Moved the same way as Darshan

Aaron Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Darshan went from #1458 to #2921 and Aaron from #33 to #154.
Adam Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Darshan went from #1458 to #2921 and Adam from #16 to #35.
Alan Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Darshan went from #1458 to #2921 and Alan from #163 to #592.
Alex Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Darshan went from #1458 to #2921 and Alex from #43 to #171.

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Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1027 in England and Wales in 2001. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Darshan

Darshan at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Darshan by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Darshan appears in

Popularity data

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Also first recorded in the 1990s

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Darshan at a glance

Darshan by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Darshan appears in

What the record shows

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Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Darshan and the names beside it

Darshan moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Darshan

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