Darrin

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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 Dáire, meaning "oak tree".

From Wikipedia

Darrin first appears in the data in 1947 and has been recorded in 77 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1965 with 3,255 babies (rank #102 that year). In 2024 it was given to 34 boys (rank #3,394). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Darrin

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

29,713
Total babies (all years)
77
Years in the data
3,255
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
19475#3,847
19485#3,795
19505#3,802
19517#3,134
19527#3,160
195310#2,575
19548#3,009
19559#2,809
195615#2,109
195712#2,402
195831#1,404
1959102#753
1960217#539
1961232#522
1962305#458
1963310#450
1964801#272
19653,255#102
19662,569#119
19672,029#141
19682,077#138
19691,814#158
19701,525#180
19711,264#197
1972860#247
1973657#279
1974594#306
1975587#309
1976466#354
1977362#414
1978347#424
1979272#508
1980283#504
1981280#503
1982286#502
1983331#456
1984364#441
1985379#437
1986380#442
1987386#452
1988403#449
1989418#460
1990376#511
1991391#499
1992322#568
1993336#554
1994305#590
1995282#610
1996245#672
1997234#687
1998218#740
1999192#798
2000183#865
2001175#898
2002170#945
2003177#926
2004169#986
2005166#1,018
2006133#1,256
2007125#1,343
2008125#1,364
2009113#1,473
201097#1,616
201184#1,740
201276#1,897
201380#1,797
201466#2,099
201557#2,306
201660#2,239
201765#2,112
201862#2,215
201946#2,739
202040#2,938
202145#2,785
202237#3,226
202326#4,135
202434#3,394