Darren
A twentieth-century American coinage, possibly from an Irish surname.
Popularity, 1880–2025
Darren first shows up in the national records in 1936. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American boys in every year from 1965 to 1971. Its biggest year was 1965, when 5,938 newborn boys received the name, ranking it No. 52 nationally. All told, 104,506 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Darin (32,910), Darrin (29,747), Daren (11,049), Daron (7,812), Darron (6,190), Daryn (3,402) (total births since 1880)
Explore Darren interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 13 | No. 2854 |
| 1940s | 52 | No. 2356 |
| 1950s | 2,048 | No. 213 |
| 1960s | 35,038 | No. 52 |
| 1970s | 22,574 | No. 75 |
| 1980s | 15,698 | No. 161 |
| 1990s | 12,519 | No. 199 |
| 2000s | 8,920 | No. 298 |
| 2010s | 5,490 | No. 407 |
| 2020s | 1,585 | No. 718 |
Births and rank shown for boys, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.