Darren Boy
How popular is Darren?
#1,132 boy name in 2025
187 baby boys were named Darren in the US in 2025, making it the 1132nd most popular boy name.
Darren popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,132 for boys (▼ 178 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 187 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-65% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #542 in 2015, #718 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1965 (5,938 boys) |
| Highest rank | #52 in 1965 |
| First recorded | 1936 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Darren counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Darren family of names ranked #627 for boys in 2025 (#575 the year before), with 419 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Darren | 187 | 45% |
| Darrin | 34 | 8% |
| Darin | 31 | 7% |
| Daron | 33 | 8% |
| Dayron | 46 | 11% |
| Daren | 37 | 9% |
| Darron | 12 | 3% |
| Daryn | 5 | 1% |
| Darryn | 7 | 2% |
| Dayren | 15 | 4% |
| Dairon | 12 | 3% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Darren is most popular
Babies named Darren per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Louisiana: 0.3 per 1,000 (33 boys)
- Pennsylvania: 0.2 per 1,000 (61 boys)
- California: 0.2 per 1,000 (200 boys)
- New York: 0.2 per 1,000 (93 boys)
- Virginia: 0.2 per 1,000 (35 boys)
Darren by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 13 | #2,853 |
| 1940s | 52 | #2,355 |
| 1950s | 2,048 | #213 |
| 1960s | 35,038 | #52 |
| 1970s | 22,574 | #75 |
| 1980s | 15,698 | #161 |
| 1990s | 12,519 | #199 |
| 2000s | 8,920 | #298 |
| 2010s | 5,490 | #407 |
| 2020s | 1,585 | #718 |
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Questions
- Is Darren a boy or girl name?
- Darren is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Darren were boys.
- How popular is the name Darren?
- 187 baby boys were named Darren in the US in 2025, making it the 1132nd most popular boy name.
- When was Darren most popular?
- Darren peaked in 1965, when 5,938 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #52 in 1965.
- How many people are named Darren?
- 104,506 babies have been named Darren in the US since 1880. We estimate about 94,683 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 50.
- Where is Darren most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Darren was most common in Louisiana, at 0.3 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.