Daren is a boy name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Daren means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Daren across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Daren has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Daren is a boy name of Modern origin meaning “variant of Darren”. A modern respelling of Darren, of uncertain origin.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 11,049 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 110 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 24 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 221 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Daren per year, United States (1922 to 2025). United States peaked in 1965 (768/yr) · Ireland peaked in 1970 (26/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2009 (9/yr) · Scotland peaked in 1983 (5/yr).
Daren has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1965, when it ranked #590 nationally (given to 768 babies that year).
Darren · Darrin · Darin · Doreen · Darian · Taryn · Darien · Dorian
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