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Darren

Boy

Origin of the name

Darren is a 20th-century name of uncertain origin.

Short-lived name

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1965 was its best year: 5,938 births, or 1 baby in 611. The decline was steep: births are now 96% below the peak. Its rank in 2025: No. 1132. 34% of all babies named Darren since 1880 were born in the 1960s.
103,937births since 1880
1960sgeneration
No. 52rank at its peak, in 1965

Where babies named Darren are born

1965

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The darker the blue, the more common Darren is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Darren is most common in Hawaii (3 times), North Dakota (2) and Louisiana (2), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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