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Daren

Boy

Meaning of Daren: English: 'from the River Darent'

Daren is a boy's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3112th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 4270th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3112

37 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4270

4 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

11,049

First recorded 1922 · peak 1965

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 156 babies1982: 176 babies1983: 161 babies1984: 191 babies1985: 130 babies1986: 143 babies1987: 154 babies1988: 144 babies1989: 138 babies1990: 135 babies19901991: 131 babies1992: 115 babies1993: 105 babies1994: 113 babies1995: 95 babies1996: 89 babies1997: 124 babies1998: 83 babies1999: 77 babies2000: 107 babies20002001: 97 babies2002: 87 babies2003: 80 babies2004: 89 babies2005: 80 babies2006: 88 babies2007: 106 babies2008: 90 babies2009: 86 babies2010: 75 babies20102011: 76 babies2012: 56 babies2013: 50 babies2014: 57 babies2015: 39 babies2016: 37 babies2017: 35 babies2018: 41 babies2019: 32 babies2020: 31 babies20202021: 35 babies2022: 25 babies2023: 37 babies2024: 45 babies2025: 37 babies
US babies named Daren per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 191.

Gender split

98% boys · 2% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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