Darren

Given to 104,506 US babies since 1936

▼ Falling −39% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

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recorded as girls

#1132

recorded as boys

178 since 2024

Babies in 2025

187

boys 187

Peak year

1965

5,938 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

104,506

since 1936

Born a Darren? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Darren was most popular in 1965, when 5,938 babies recorded as boys got the name (3.2 per 1,000). In 2025, 187 babies were named Darren, ranking #1132 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 39%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	187	1132
2024	<5	—	240	954
2023	<5	—	224	977
2022	<5	—	284	853
2021	<5	—	305	803
2020	<5	—	345	718
2019	<5	—	374	684
2018	<5	—	393	653
2017	7	12713	463	586
2016	<5	—	528	548
2015	<5	—	527	542
2014	<5	—	569	494
2013	<5	—	593	468
2012	<5	—	667	423
2011	<5	—	681	415
2010	<5	—	695	407
2009	<5	—	765	393
2008	<5	—	799	384
2007	<5	—	876	361
2006	<5	—	824	361
2005	<5	—	864	343
2004	<5	—	891	336
2003	<5	—	977	305
2002	<5	—	969	302
2001	<5	—	948	304
2000	<5	—	1,007	298
1999	<5	—	1,029	283
1998	5	14122	1,028	278
1997	<5	—	1,020	274
1996	<5	—	1,140	253
1995	<5	—	1,290	230
1994	11	7604	1,444	201
1993	6	11780	1,432	210
1992	7	10479	1,323	227
1991	7	10271	1,306	226
1990	7	10193	1,507	199
1989	10	7449	1,625	183
1988	11	6666	1,599	177
1987	16	4857	1,602	170
1986	14	5188	1,578	168
1985	19	4126	1,701	161
1984	14	4966	1,548	172
1983	17	4286	1,599	164
1982	12	5534	1,487	174
1981	5	10411	1,426	176
1980	11	5912	1,533	163
1979	10	6189	1,503	164
1978	14	4679	1,453	166
1977	13	4942	1,503	158
1976	14	4363	1,693	147
1975	16	3950	2,032	126
1974	11	5011	2,074	126
1973	11	4871	2,288	112
1972	11	4793	2,675	106
1971	18	3508	3,156	100
1970	33	2307	4,197	75
1969	29	2396	4,660	60
1968	30	2205	4,642	60
1967	28	2272	4,440	63
1966	36	1916	4,718	63
1965	25	2411	5,938	52
1964	14	3515	2,644	127
1963	7	5296	2,081	158
1962	8	4865	1,923	165
1961	17	3060	1,783	174
1960	15	3212	2,209	156
1959	12	3619	1,299	213
1958	7	4890	417	381
1957	6	5377	71	897
1956	5	5952	44	1140
1955	<5	—	34	1294
1954	<5	—	39	1200
1953	<5	—	43	1123
1952	<5	—	68	845
1951	<5	—	22	1598
1950	<5	—	11	2321
1949	<5	—	5	3690
1948	<5	—	7	3010
1947	<5	—	11	2356
1946	<5	—	8	2690
1945	<5	—	9	2393
1944	<5	—	<5	—
1943	<5	—	6	3231
1942	<5	—	<5	—
1941	<5	—	6	3133
1940	<5	—	<5	—
1939	<5	—	6	3113
1938	<5	—	<5	—
1937	<5	—	<5	—
1936	<5	—	7	2854