Is Darren a boy or girl name?
Darren is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 238 boys were named Darren, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.5% of the 104,320 US babies named Darren were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #953
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Darren since 1936
- 104,320
- Most popular year
- 1965
- 5,963 babies
Boys and girls named Darren, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 13 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 52 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 2,048 | 30 | 1.4% |
| 1960s | 35,038 | 209 | 0.6% |
| 1970s | 22,578 | 151 | 0.7% |
| 1980s | 15,699 | 129 | 0.8% |
| 1990s | 12,519 | 43 | 0.3% |
| 2000s | 8,920 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 5,490 | 7 | 0.1% |
| 2020s | 1,394 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 238 | #953 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 223 | #985 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 284 | #852 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 305 | #801 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 344 | #721 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 374 | #684 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 393 | #653 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 463 | #586 | 7 | #13,036 |
| 2016 | 528 | #548 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 527 | #543 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 569 | #494 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 593 | #468 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 667 | #423 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 681 | #415 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 695 | #406 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 765 | #393 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 799 | #384 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 876 | #361 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 824 | #361 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 864 | #343 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 891 | #337 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 977 | #306 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 969 | #302 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 948 | #304 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 1,007 | #298 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 1,029 | #283 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 1,027 | #280 | 5 | #14,705 |
| 1997 | 1,020 | #274 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 1,140 | #253 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 1,290 | #230 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 1,444 | #201 | 11 | #7,734 |
| 1993 | 1,432 | #210 | 6 | #12,144 |
| 1992 | 1,324 | #227 | 7 | #10,761 |
| 1991 | 1,307 | #226 | 7 | #10,532 |
| 1990 | 1,506 | #200 | 7 | #10,481 |
| 1989 | 1,625 | #183 | 10 | #7,580 |
| 1988 | 1,598 | #177 | 11 | #6,758 |
| 1987 | 1,601 | #170 | 16 | #4,900 |
| 1986 | 1,580 | #168 | 14 | #5,242 |
| 1985 | 1,701 | #161 | 19 | #4,165 |
| 1984 | 1,548 | #172 | 14 | #5,010 |
| 1983 | 1,599 | #164 | 17 | #4,321 |
| 1982 | 1,488 | #174 | 12 | #5,622 |
| 1981 | 1,426 | #176 | 5 | #10,784 |
| 1980 | 1,533 | #163 | 11 | #6,002 |
| 1979 | 1,503 | #164 | 10 | #6,302 |
| 1978 | 1,453 | #166 | 14 | #4,732 |
| 1977 | 1,504 | #158 | 13 | #5,002 |
| 1976 | 1,693 | #147 | 14 | #4,403 |
| 1975 | 2,034 | #127 | 16 | #3,984 |
| 1974 | 2,074 | #127 | 11 | #5,073 |
| 1973 | 2,289 | #112 | 11 | #4,945 |
| 1972 | 2,675 | #106 | 11 | #4,852 |
| 1971 | 3,156 | #100 | 18 | #3,540 |
| 1970 | 4,197 | #75 | 33 | #2,318 |
| 1969 | 4,661 | #60 | 29 | #2,413 |
| 1968 | 4,640 | #60 | 30 | #2,210 |
| 1967 | 4,441 | #63 | 28 | #2,285 |
| 1966 | 4,720 | #63 | 36 | #1,929 |
| 1965 | 5,938 | #52 | 25 | #2,418 |
| 1964 | 2,644 | #127 | 14 | #3,551 |
| 1963 | 2,081 | #158 | 7 | #5,425 |
| 1962 | 1,922 | #165 | 8 | #4,963 |
| 1961 | 1,783 | #174 | 17 | #3,079 |
| 1960 | 2,208 | #156 | 15 | #3,240 |
| 1959 | 1,299 | #213 | 12 | #3,658 |
| 1958 | 416 | #382 | 7 | #5,001 |
| 1957 | 72 | #891 | 6 | #5,534 |
| 1956 | 44 | #1,143 | 5 | #6,144 |
| 1955 | 34 | #1,296 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 39 | #1,205 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 43 | #1,125 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 68 | #846 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 22 | #1,607 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 11 | #2,345 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 5 | #3,808 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 7 | #3,060 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 11 | #2,399 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 8 | #2,748 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 9 | #2,433 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 6 | #3,295 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 6 | #3,221 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 6 | #3,188 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 7 | #2,940 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Darren reached #52 in 1965. As a girl name, it reached #1,929 in 1966. 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 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Darren
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.