Darren

Boy coinages #985 in 2023

Darren is a boy name of coinages origin.

Meaning of Darren

A twentieth-century invention, possibly from a rare - surname of obscure meaning, possibly from Dara or Daragh, meaning "oak". It is also the name of an old silver mine near Aberystwyth, Wales.

Popularity of Darren

Popularity, 1936–2023

223 births in 2023

1936 2023

103,513 U.S. births recorded from 1936–2023.

Peak year

1965

5,938 babies

First recorded

1936

87 years of history

Recent trend

Falling

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

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About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.