Daren
Last seen for girls in 1994 at #13,430 · #3,181 for boys in 2025, 37 births
Given to boys 98.2% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1965 · 761 births
- Debut · boys
- 35 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 10,855since 1922
Daren over time
Rank among boys' names. Daren has never cracked the top 200 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #3,181 | 37 | |
| 2024 | — | #2,835 | 45 | |
| 2023 | — | #3,228 | 37 | |
| 2022 | — | #4,184 | 25 | |
| 2021 | — | #3,297 | 35 | |
| 2020 | — | #3,497 | 31 | |
| 2019 | — | #3,496 | 32 | |
| 2018 | — | #2,893 | 41 | |
| 2017 | — | #3,249 | 35 | |
| 2016 | — | #3,111 | 37 | |
| 2015 | — | #2,966 | 39 | |
| 2014 | — | #2,299 | 57 | |
| 2013 | — | #2,461 | 50 | |
| 2012 | — | #2,292 | 56 | |
| 2011 | — | #1,849 | 76 | |
| 2010 | — | #1,898 | 75 | |
| 2009 | — | #1,762 | 86 | |
| 2008 | — | #1,692 | 90 | |
| 2007 | — | #1,496 | 106 | |
| 2006 | — | #1,627 | 88 | |
| 2005 | — | #1,674 | 80 | |
| 2004 | — | #1,502 | 89 | |
| 2003 | — | #1,578 | 80 | |
| 2002 | — | #1,459 | 87 | |
| 2001 | — | #1,337 | 97 | |
| 2000 | — | #1,241 | 107 | |
| 1999 | — | #1,477 | 77 | |
| 1998 | — | #1,392 | 83 | |
| 1997 | — | #1,027 | 124 | |
| 1996 | — | #1,246 | 89 | |
| 1995 | — | #1,187 | 95 | |
| 1994 | #13,430 | 5 | #1,075 | 108 |
| 1993 | — | #1,091 | 105 | |
| 1992 | — | #1,017 | 115 | |
| 1991 | — | #920 | 131 | |
| 1990 | — | #887 | 135 | |
| 1989 | — | #856 | 138 | |
| 1988 | — | #789 | 144 | |
| 1987 | — | #735 | 154 | |
| 1986 | — | #756 | 143 | |
| 1985 | — | #777 | 130 | |
| 1984 | #10,422 | 5 | #624 | 186 |
| 1983 | #10,275 | 5 | #687 | 156 |
| 1982 | #8,224 | 7 | #673 | 169 |
| 1981 | — | #691 | 156 | |
| 1980 | — | #643 | 182 | |
| 1979 | — | #660 | 167 | |
| 1978 | — | #649 | 167 | |
| 1977 | — | #652 | 167 | |
| 1976 | — | #603 | 182 | |
| 1975 | — | #578 | 194 | |
| 1974 | #7,680 | 6 | #526 | 228 |
| 1973 | — | #552 | 204 | |
| 1972 | — | #541 | 216 | |
| 1971 | #7,388 | 6 | #469 | 301 |
| 1970 | #4,492 | 12 | #438 | 348 |
| 1969 | #7,471 | 5 | #404 | 389 |
| 1968 | #4,779 | 9 | #342 | 505 |
| 1967 | #6,804 | 5 | #312 | 565 |
| 1966 | #3,959 | 11 | #305 | 597 |
| 1965 | #5,289 | 7 | #271 | 761 |
| 1964 | #5,008 | 8 | #450 | 314 |
| 1963 | #4,539 | 9 | #507 | 252 |
| 1962 | #4,865 | 8 | #538 | 217 |
| 1961 | #4,546 | 9 | #570 | 190 |
| 1960 | #3,357 | 14 | #615 | 161 |
| 1959 | #3,104 | 15 | #817 | 87 |
| 1958 | #4,193 | 9 | #1,305 | 35 |
| 1957 | #5,377 | 6 | #1,250 | 39 |
| 1956 | #5,952 | 5 | #1,886 | 18 |
| 1955 | #4,069 | 9 | #1,611 | 23 |
| 1954 | #4,655 | 7 | #1,762 | 19 |
| 1953 | #4,595 | 7 | #1,765 | 19 |
| 1952 | — | #1,856 | 17 | |
| 1951 | — | #2,246 | 12 | |
| 1950 | #5,301 | 5 | #1,701 | 19 |
| 1949 | — | #2,225 | 12 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,703 | 19 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,850 | 17 | |
| 1946 | — | #2,143 | 12 | |
| 1945 | — | #2,743 | 7 | |
| 1944 | — | #2,633 | 8 | |
| 1943 | — | #3,538 | 5 | |
| 1942 | — | #3,212 | 6 | |
| 1941 | — | #3,505 | 5 | |
| 1940 | — | #3,459 | 5 | |
| 1939 | — | — | ||
| 1938 | — | #3,534 | 5 | |
| 1937 | — | #3,518 | 5 | |
| 1936 | — | — | ||
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| 1934 | — | #3,277 | 6 | |
| 1933 | — | #2,368 | 10 | |
| 1932 | — | #3,776 | 5 | |
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| 1929 | — | #3,559 | 6 | |
| 1928 | — | #3,076 | 8 | |
| 1927 | — | #3,780 | 6 | |
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| 1925 | — | #3,155 | 8 | |
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| 1923 | — | #2,224 | 14 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,222 | 35 | |
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The first year at least five boys were named Daren! It came in at #1,222, and was given to 35 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1924, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Daren is popular in 1966
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- New Hampshire#117 · 1 in 785
- Utah#141 · 1 in 738
- Idaho#150 · 1 in 767
- North Dakota#158 · 1 in 907
- South Dakota#171 · 1 in 1,067
Best ever in a state: #93 in North Dakota, 1968.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire | #117 | 7 | 1 in 785 |
| Utah | #141 | 14 | 1 in 738 |
| Idaho | #150 | 7 | 1 in 767 |
| North Dakota | #158 | 6 | 1 in 907 |
| South Dakota | #171 | 5 | 1 in 1,067 |
| Montana | #178 | 5 | 1 in 1,061 |
| Washington | #187 | 18 | 1 in 1,347 |
| Iowa | #191 | 14 | 1 in 1,690 |
| Kansas | #201 | 11 | 1 in 1,448 |
| Nebraska | #207 | 7 | 1 in 1,693 |
| Oregon | #213 | 10 | 1 in 1,497 |
| Connecticut | #220 | 10 | 1 in 2,384 |
| Missouri | #223 | 20 | 1 in 1,916 |
| Wisconsin | #231 | 13 | 1 in 2,947 |
| Minnesota | #246 | 9 | 1 in 3,540 |
| Ohio | #246 | 33 | 1 in 2,809 |
| Massachusetts | #256 | 10 | 1 in 4,834 |
| Colorado | #266 | 7 | 1 in 2,376 |
| Indiana | #269 | 16 | 1 in 2,845 |
| Tennessee | #272 | 14 | 1 in 2,389 |
| Kentucky | #277 | 10 | 1 in 2,791 |
| Michigan | #279 | 22 | 1 in 3,597 |
| Maryland | #285 | 8 | 1 in 3,699 |
| North Carolina | #286 | 17 | 1 in 2,531 |
| California | #289 | 67 | 1 in 2,473 |
| Louisiana | #296 | 16 | 1 in 2,206 |
| New Jersey | #298 | 14 | 1 in 4,008 |
| Mississippi | #300 | 9 | 1 in 2,374 |
| Florida | #311 | 18 | 1 in 2,649 |
| Oklahoma | #317 | 6 | 1 in 3,001 |
| Pennsylvania | #321 | 17 | 1 in 5,619 |
| New York | #333 | 39 | 1 in 4,028 |
| Georgia | #342 | 13 | 1 in 3,244 |
| Virginia | #358 | 8 | 1 in 4,629 |
| Illinois | #362 | 21 | 1 in 4,538 |
| Alabama | #363 | 8 | 1 in 3,815 |
| Texas | #402 | 30 | 1 in 3,342 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Daren
- 346 spots since 2024 (#2,835 → #3,181)
- 316 spots since 2020 (#3,497 → #3,181)
- 215 spots since 2015 (#2,966 → #3,181)
- Biggest jump: 488 spots in 1959 (#1,305 → #817)
- Biggest drop: 153 spots in 1985 (#624 → #777)
- Debuted 1922
- Peaked 1965 at #271 (761 births)
- Births halved by 1970, 5 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 33 yrs · run 1959–1991
- Highest: 1 in 2,444 boys born in 1965 were named Daren (0.04%)
- Latest: 1 in 46,164 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 36.4% of all boys named Daren (3,951) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 77 | #1,222 (1922) | #2,836 |
| 1930s | 31 | #2,368 (1933) | #3,295 |
| 1940s | 96 | #1,703 (1948) | #2,701 |
| 1950s | 288 | #817 (1959) | #1,620 |
| 1960s | 3,951 | #271 (1965) | #431 |
| 1970s | 2,174 | #438 (1970) | #567 |
| 1980s | 1,558 | #624 (1984) | #723 |
| 1990s | 1,062 | #887 (1990) | #1,132 |
| 2000s | 910 | #1,241 (2000) | #1,537 |
| 2010s | 498 | #1,849 (2011) | #2,651 |
| 2020s | 210 | #2,835 (2024) | #3,370 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Daren in 1966
Top girls' names in 1966
Top boys' names in 1966
More about 1966
girls
1,692,177 girls got a published name in 1966; 1 in 153,834 of them was named Daren, which outranked 48.1% of the 7,624 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #3,740Willena12
- #3,740Yavonne12
- #3,740Yolander12
- #3,959Daren11
- #3,959Adora11
- #3,959Alayna11
- #3,959Albertha11
- #4,198Alan10
- #4,198Alea10
- #4,198Alease10
Tied with 238 names at #3,959; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,783,461 boys got a published name in 1966; 1 in 2,987 of them was named Daren, which outranked 93.3% of the 4,540 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.