Darren
Boy nameDarren has been given to 104,506 babies in the U.S. since 1936. It peaked in 1965.
Meaning & origin /ˈdæɹən/
Unknown. A twentieth-century invention, possibly from a rare Irish surname of obscure meaning, possibly from Dara or Daragh, meaning "oak". It is also the name of an old silver mine near Aberystwyth, Wales. * The name became popular, particularly in the UK, because of a character in the 1960s American TV series Bewitched, actually spelled Darrin. * (person with sense of entitlement): As a rhyming equivalent for Karen.
Origin: coinages
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
104,506
Peak year
1965 (5,963 babies)
Rank in 2025
Below top 1000
First recorded
1936
10-year trend
▼ -65%
Gender split
1% girls / 99% boys
Famous people named Darren
IShowSpeed
American influencer, musician and online streamer (born 2005)
Darren Aronofsky
American filmmaker (born 1969)
Darren Fletcher
Scottish association football player (born 1984)
Darren Criss
American actor and singer
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
Names with a similar vibe
Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Darren.
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