Darren

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Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Darren is a masculine given name of uncertain etymological origins. Some theories state that it originated from an Anglicisation of the Irish first name Darragh or Dรกire, meaning "oak tree".

From Wikipedia

Darren first appears in the data in 1960 and has been recorded in 33 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1969 with 1,343 babies (rank #12 that year). It was not in the 2025 data.

Numerology of Darren

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Darren yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

16,754
Total babies (all years)
33
Years in the data
1,343
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
196085#93
1961268#53
1962323#48
1963429#32
1964454#30
1965839#13
19661,335#10
19671,327#10
19681,294#10
19691,343#12
19701,333#11
19711,136#16
19721,032#16
1973822#18
1974812#18
1975624#25
1976512#29
1977413#31
1978307#36
1979267#48
1980222#56
1981256#55
1982179#67
1983192#64
1984166#72
1985194#63
1986156#71
1987142#83
1988105#90
1989135#84
199049#107
20141#1,143
20152#558