Darren

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Primarily a boy's name · 99% 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 Dáire, meaning "oak tree".

From Wikipedia

Darren first appears in the data in 1936 and has been recorded in 84 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1965 with 5,938 babies (rank #52 that year). In 2024 it was given to 238 boys (rank #953). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Darren

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

104,320
Total babies (all years)
84
Years in the data
5,938
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
19367#2,940
19396#3,188
19416#3,221
19436#3,295
19459#2,433
19468#2,748
194711#2,399
19487#3,060
19495#3,808
195011#2,345
195122#1,607
195268#846
195343#1,125
195439#1,205
195534#1,296
195644#1,143
195772#891
1958416#382
19591,299#213
19602,208#156
19611,783#174
19621,922#165
19632,081#158
19642,644#127
19655,938#52
19664,720#63
19674,441#63
19684,640#60
19694,661#60
19704,197#75
19713,156#100
19722,675#106
19732,289#112
19742,074#127
19752,034#127
19761,693#147
19771,504#158
19781,453#166
19791,503#164
19801,533#163
19811,426#176
19821,488#174
19831,599#164
19841,548#172
19851,701#161
19861,580#168
19871,601#170
19881,598#177
19891,625#183
19901,506#200
19911,307#226
19921,324#227
19931,432#210
19941,444#201
19951,290#230
19961,140#253
19971,020#274
19981,027#280
19991,029#283
20001,007#298
2001948#304
2002969#302
2003977#306
2004891#337
2005864#343
2006824#361
2007876#361
2008799#384
2009765#393
2010695#406
2011681#415
2012667#423
2013593#468
2014569#494
2015527#543
2016528#548
2017463#586
2018393#653
2019374#684
2020344#721
2021305#801
2022284#852
2023223#985
2024238#953