How Many People Are Named Darren?
people named Darren are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 3,633 people in the US has this name
Based on 104,506 babies named Darren in Social Security records from 1936 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
5,963 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
The meaning of this name is not known for certain. It could be from a rare Irish surname or it could be an altered form of DARRELL. It was first brought to public attention in the late 1950s by the American actor Darren McGavin (1922-2006). It was further popularized in the 1960s by the character Darrin Stephens from the television show 'Bewitched'.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Darren in English. Counting Darren and these spellings together, about 104,208 people alive in the US have the name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Darren, 0.6% were girls and 99.4% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Darren alive today is about 44 years old, and 63% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 32 and 57 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Darren first appears in the records in 1936 and was given most often in 1965, to 5,963 babies. In 2025, 187 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1936 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Darren never made the top 10 boys' names. Its best rank was #52, in 1965, and it was in the top 100 for 7 years, 1965 to 1971. In 2025 it ranked #1,135.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,135 |
| Best rank | #52 (1965) |
| Years in the top 100 | 7 (1965 to 1971) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #103 in the 1960s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Darren alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Darren were born in California than in any other state: about 12,027 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Darren was given 2.6 times as often in Hawaii, 1.9 times in North Dakota and 1.8 times in Louisiana.
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