Is Darien a boy or girl name?
Darien is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 5 girls and 158 boys were named Darien, so 3.1% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 14.6% of the 12,700 US babies named Darien were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,247
- Girl rank, 2024
- #15,797
- Babies named Darien since 1937
- 12,700
- Most popular year
- 1994
- 771 babies
Boys and girls named Darien, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 11 | 100% |
| 1940s | 7 | 35 | 83.3% |
| 1950s | 46 | 104 | 69.3% |
| 1960s | 524 | 85 | 14% |
| 1970s | 511 | 70 | 12% |
| 1980s | 701 | 98 | 12.3% |
| 1990s | 3,583 | 1,058 | 22.8% |
| 2000s | 2,888 | 316 | 9.9% |
| 2010s | 1,915 | 55 | 2.8% |
| 2020s | 676 | 17 | 2.5% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 158 | #1,247 | 5 | #15,797 |
| 2023 | 131 | #1,403 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 120 | #1,507 | 7 | #12,552 |
| 2021 | 132 | #1,385 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 135 | #1,326 | 5 | #15,683 |
| 2019 | 151 | #1,245 | 6 | #14,226 |
| 2018 | 144 | #1,276 | 7 | #12,800 |
| 2017 | 174 | #1,110 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 182 | #1,081 | 10 | #10,267 |
| 2015 | 188 | #1,058 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 212 | #983 | 5 | #17,203 |
| 2013 | 198 | #996 | 7 | #13,520 |
| 2012 | 210 | #960 | 7 | #13,846 |
| 2011 | 241 | #871 | 8 | #12,451 |
| 2010 | 215 | #936 | 5 | #17,665 |
| 2009 | 236 | #888 | 11 | #10,149 |
| 2008 | 255 | #846 | 21 | #6,403 |
| 2007 | 284 | #773 | 14 | #8,641 |
| 2006 | 243 | #834 | 21 | #6,188 |
| 2005 | 259 | #765 | 23 | #5,486 |
| 2004 | 250 | #746 | 20 | #6,036 |
| 2003 | 326 | #629 | 43 | #3,372 |
| 2002 | 327 | #612 | 34 | #3,828 |
| 2001 | 330 | #598 | 65 | #2,418 |
| 2000 | 378 | #556 | 64 | #2,410 |
| 1999 | 385 | #537 | 93 | #1,735 |
| 1998 | 341 | #574 | 116 | #1,474 |
| 1997 | 344 | #559 | 127 | #1,355 |
| 1996 | 342 | #549 | 128 | #1,333 |
| 1995 | 424 | #500 | 175 | #1,037 |
| 1994 | 607 | #383 | 164 | #1,097 |
| 1993 | 533 | #424 | 140 | #1,238 |
| 1992 | 281 | #615 | 73 | #1,915 |
| 1991 | 178 | #768 | 21 | #4,689 |
| 1990 | 148 | #842 | 21 | #4,553 |
| 1989 | 148 | #815 | 26 | #3,808 |
| 1988 | 84 | #1,083 | 19 | #4,522 |
| 1987 | 63 | #1,221 | 6 | #10,138 |
| 1986 | 57 | #1,287 | 6 | #9,827 |
| 1985 | 57 | #1,269 | 10 | #6,562 |
| 1984 | 56 | #1,228 | 9 | #6,942 |
| 1983 | 62 | #1,146 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 63 | #1,154 | 12 | #5,620 |
| 1981 | 61 | #1,179 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 50 | #1,327 | 10 | #6,403 |
| 1979 | 56 | #1,226 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 56 | #1,190 | 13 | #4,989 |
| 1977 | 37 | #1,520 | 6 | #8,691 |
| 1976 | 51 | #1,212 | 8 | #6,754 |
| 1975 | 46 | #1,262 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 36 | #1,442 | 9 | #5,869 |
| 1973 | 51 | #1,152 | 9 | #5,675 |
| 1972 | 54 | #1,110 | 8 | #6,064 |
| 1971 | 55 | #1,102 | 8 | #6,129 |
| 1970 | 69 | #969 | 9 | #5,485 |
| 1969 | 49 | #1,114 | 7 | #6,088 |
| 1968 | 67 | #879 | 20 | #2,887 |
| 1967 | 66 | #888 | 7 | #5,585 |
| 1966 | 79 | #823 | 5 | #6,786 |
| 1965 | 106 | #721 | 8 | #4,921 |
| 1964 | 53 | #1,039 | 10 | #4,410 |
| 1963 | 32 | #1,381 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 31 | #1,406 | 8 | #4,958 |
| 1961 | 24 | #1,649 | 12 | #3,821 |
| 1960 | 17 | #1,982 | 8 | #4,846 |
| 1959 | 12 | #2,443 | 14 | #3,293 |
| 1958 | 11 | #2,535 | 14 | #3,259 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 14 | #3,180 |
| 1956 | 8 | #3,019 | 12 | #3,531 |
| 1955 | 7 | #3,263 | 10 | #3,835 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,261 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,003 |
| 1952 | 8 | #2,920 | 8 | #4,198 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,463 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,476 |
| 1949 | 7 | #3,078 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,402 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,065 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,077 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,691 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,705 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,382 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 6 | #3,891 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Darien reached #383 in 1994. As a girl name, it reached #1,037 in 1995. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Darien
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.