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

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Peak · boys
1965 · 761 births
Debut · boys
35 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
10,855
since 1922

Daren over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Daren has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201966peak #271, 1965boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#3,18137
2024—#2,83545
2023—#3,22837
2022—#4,18425
2021—#3,29735
2020—#3,49731
2019—#3,49632
2018—#2,89341
2017—#3,24935
2016—#3,11137
2015—#2,96639
2014—#2,29957
2013—#2,46150
2012—#2,29256
2011—#1,84976
2010—#1,89875
2009—#1,76286
2008—#1,69290
2007—#1,496106
2006—#1,62788
2005—#1,67480
2004—#1,50289
2003—#1,57880
2002—#1,45987
2001—#1,33797
2000—#1,241107
1999—#1,47777
1998—#1,39283
1997—#1,027124
1996—#1,24689
1995—#1,18795
1994#13,4305#1,075108
1993—#1,091105
1992—#1,017115
1991—#920131
1990—#887135
1989—#856138
1988—#789144
1987—#735154
1986—#756143
1985—#777130
1984#10,4225#624186
1983#10,2755#687156
1982#8,2247#673169
1981—#691156
1980—#643182
1979—#660167
1978—#649167
1977—#652167
1976—#603182
1975—#578194
1974#7,6806#526228
1973—#552204
1972—#541216
1971#7,3886#469301
1970#4,49212#438348
1969#7,4715#404389
1968#4,7799#342505
1967#6,8045#312565
1966#3,95911#305597
1965#5,2897#271761
1964#5,0088#450314
1963#4,5399#507252
1962#4,8658#538217
1961#4,5469#570190
1960#3,35714#615161
1959#3,10415#81787
1958#4,1939#1,30535
1957#5,3776#1,25039
1956#5,9525#1,88618
1955#4,0699#1,61123
1954#4,6557#1,76219
1953#4,5957#1,76519
1952—#1,85617
1951—#2,24612
1950#5,3015#1,70119
1949—#2,22512
1948—#1,70319
1947—#1,85017
1946—#2,14312
1945—#2,7437
1944—#2,6338
1943—#3,5385
1942—#3,2126
1941—#3,5055
1940—#3,4595
1939——
1938—#3,5345
1937—#3,5185
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1934—#3,2776
1933—#2,36810
1932—#3,7765
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1928—#3,0768
1927—#3,7806
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1922—#1,22235
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First appearance
1922

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
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Daren, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Daren, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Daren, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #117 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 785 boysNHWashington: #187 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,347 boysWAIdaho: #150 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 767 boysIDMontana: #178 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,061 boysMTNorth Dakota: #158 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 907 boysNDMinnesota: #246 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,540 boysMNIllinois: #362 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 4,538 boysILWisconsin: #231 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,947 boysWIMichigan: #279 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 3,597 boysMINew York: #333 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 4,028 boysNYMassachusetts: #256 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 4,834 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Daren, so not publishedRIOregon: #213 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,497 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Daren, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Daren, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #171 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,067 boysSDIowa: #191 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,690 boysIAIndiana: #269 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,845 boysINOhio: #246 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 2,809 boysOHPennsylvania: #321 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 5,619 boysPANew Jersey: #298 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 4,008 boysNJConnecticut: #220 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,384 boysCTCalifornia: #289 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 2,473 boysCAUtah: #141 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 738 boysUTColorado: #266 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,376 boysCONebraska: #207 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,693 boysNEMissouri: #223 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,916 boysMOKentucky: #277 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,791 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Daren, so not publishedWVVirginia: #358 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,629 boysVAMaryland: #285 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,699 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Daren, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Daren, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Daren, so not publishedNMKansas: #201 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,448 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Daren, so not publishedARTennessee: #272 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,389 boysTNNorth Carolina: #286 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,531 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Daren, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Daren, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #317 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,001 boysOKLouisiana: #296 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,206 boysLAMississippi: #300 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,374 boysMSAlabama: #363 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,815 boysALGeorgia: #342 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,244 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Daren, so not publishedHITexas: #402 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 3,342 boysTXFlorida: #311 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,649 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New Hampshire#117 · 1 in 785
  2. Utah#141 · 1 in 738
  3. Idaho#150 · 1 in 767
  4. North Dakota#158 · 1 in 907
  5. South Dakota#171 · 1 in 1,067

Best ever in a state: #93 in North Dakota, 1968.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Hampshire#11771 in 785
Utah#141141 in 738
Idaho#15071 in 767
North Dakota#15861 in 907
South Dakota#17151 in 1,067
Montana#17851 in 1,061
Washington#187181 in 1,347
Iowa#191141 in 1,690
Kansas#201111 in 1,448
Nebraska#20771 in 1,693
Oregon#213101 in 1,497
Connecticut#220101 in 2,384
Missouri#223201 in 1,916
Wisconsin#231131 in 2,947
Minnesota#24691 in 3,540
Ohio#246331 in 2,809
Massachusetts#256101 in 4,834
Colorado#26671 in 2,376
Indiana#269161 in 2,845
Tennessee#272141 in 2,389
Kentucky#277101 in 2,791
Michigan#279221 in 3,597
Maryland#28581 in 3,699
North Carolina#286171 in 2,531
California#289671 in 2,473
Louisiana#296161 in 2,206
New Jersey#298141 in 4,008
Mississippi#30091 in 2,374
Florida#311181 in 2,649
Oklahoma#31761 in 3,001
Pennsylvania#321171 in 5,619
New York#333391 in 4,028
Georgia#342131 in 3,244
Virginia#35881 in 4,629
Illinois#362211 in 4,538
Alabama#36381 in 3,815
Texas#402301 in 3,342
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See more about Daren
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 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)
Rise & fade · boys
43 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1922
  • Peaked 1965 at #271 (761 births)
  • Births halved by 1970, 5 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 33 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 33 yrs · run 1959–1991
Share of babies · boys
1 in 2,444
  • 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%)
Era · boys
The 1960s
  • 36.4% of all boys named Daren (3,951) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1920s77#1,222 (1922)#2,836
1930s31#2,368 (1933)#3,295
1940s96#1,703 (1948)#2,701
1950s288#817 (1959)#1,620
1960s3,951#271 (1965)#431
1970s2,174#438 (1970)#567
1980s1,558#624 (1984)#723
1990s1,062#887 (1990)#1,132
2000s910#1,241 (2000)#1,537
2010s498#1,849 (2011)#2,651
2020s210#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

girls
#3,959
11 births · 1 in 153,834 girls
boys
#305
597 births · 1 in 2,987 boys

Top girls' names in 1966

  1. #1Lisa56,918
  2. #2Kimberly32,232
  3. #3Mary28,890
  4. #4Michelle27,159
  5. #5Karen25,450
  6. #6Susan23,776
  7. #7Patricia20,112
  8. #8Tammy18,621
  9. #9Angela18,532
  10. #10Jennifer18,215
  11. #3,959Daren11

Top boys' names in 1966

  1. #1Michael79,985
  2. #2David66,408
  3. #3James65,163
  4. #4John65,016
  5. #5Robert59,317
  6. #6William38,237
  7. #7Mark34,801
  8. #8Richard34,457
  9. #9Jeffrey30,200
  10. #10Thomas29,003
  11. #305Daren597
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).

Ranked beside Daren
  1. #3,740Willena12
  2. #3,740Yavonne12
  3. #3,740Yolander12
  4. #3,959Daren11
  5. #3,959Adora11
  6. #3,959Alayna11
  7. #3,959Albertha11
  8. #4,198Alan10
  9. #4,198Alea10
  10. #4,198Alease10

Tied with 238 names at #3,959; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1965
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,121Tabatha#6,539 → #418
  2. ↑ 1,469Tabitha#1,993 → #524
  3. ↑ 1,325Joell#2,247 → #922
  4. ↑ 1,047Tatia#1,715 → #668
  5. ↑ 969Nichole#1,829 → #860
Fallers
  1. ↓ 398Barb#815 → #1,213
  2. ↓ 310Jewell#952 → #1,262
  3. ↓ 288Roxie#944 → #1,232
  4. ↓ 284Aretha#818 → #1,102
  5. ↓ 280Kecia#392 → #672

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).

Ranked beside Daren
  1. #302Angelo605
  2. #303Fernando603
  3. #304Dewayne600
  4. #305Daren597
  5. #306Robbie595
  6. #307Trent593
  7. #308Shaun585
Biggest movers since 1965
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,207Jarrod#1,720 → #513
  2. ↑ 893Heath#1,254 → #361
  3. ↑ 467Illya#1,294 → #827
  4. ↑ 419Jarrett#1,294 → #875
  5. ↑ 399Reynold#1,360 → #961
Fallers
  1. ↓ 464Quint#986 → #1,450
  2. ↓ 303Dario#934 → #1,237
  3. ↓ 299Darran#1,000 → #1,299
  4. ↓ 281Artie#897 → #1,178
  5. ↓ 268Daryn#716 → #984

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1966 →