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Darren Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Darren?

In 2018 the less frequently given name Darren, ranked the 652nd Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 1000 most popular, Darren has been less popular than the top 1000 in the past.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #52 in 1965 with 5,936 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Darren in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1944.

Approximately during the years 1948-1952, and 1955-1960, the name Darren took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1968-1977, 1988-1991, 1993-1997, and 2015-2017.

Darren's popularity has steadily decreased for some time. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Darren has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Darren?

Currently, the name is at a very low point when compared to its most popular year.

The name Darren still has a solid footing but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Darren has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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   Darren (Girl)Darren (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 < 5 -- 390 652
2017 7 12,993 459 589
2016 < 5 -- 527 548
2015 < 5 -- 525 542
2014 < 5 -- 567 494
2013 < 5 -- 592 468
2012 < 5 -- 667 423
2011 < 5 -- 681 415
2010 < 5 -- 695 406
2009 < 5 -- 765 393
2008 < 5 -- 799 384
2007 < 5 -- 875 362
2006 < 5 -- 824 361
2005 < 5 -- 864 343
2004 < 5 -- 891 337
2003 < 5 -- 977 306
2002 < 5 -- 969 302
2001 < 5 -- 949 304
2000 < 5 -- 1,006 298
1999 < 5 -- 1,029 283
1998 5 14,705 1,027 280
1997 < 5 -- 1,020 274
1996 < 5 -- 1,138 253
1995 < 5 -- 1,290 230
1994 11 7,734 1,444 201
1993 6 12,143 1,432 210
1992 7 10,760 1,323 227
1991 7 10,534 1,306 226
1990 7 10,478 1,505 200
1989 10 7,578 1,625 183
1988 11 6,758 1,597 177
1987 16 4,898 1,598 170
1986 14 5,241 1,578 168
1985 19 4,162 1,700 161
1984 14 5,009 1,550 171
1983 17 4,320 1,600 164
1982 12 5,621 1,488 174
1981 5 10,778 1,426 176
1980 11 6,002 1,533 163
1979 10 6,300 1,504 164
1978 14 4,727 1,454 166
1977 13 4,999 1,503 158
1976 14 4,402 1,695 147
1975 16 3,983 2,034 127
1974 11 5,075 2,074 127
1973 11 4,942 2,292 112
1972 11 4,852 2,675 106
1971 18 3,539 3,156 100
1970 33 2,319 4,197 75
1969 29 2,414 4,663 60
1968 30 2,209 4,643 60
1967 28 2,284 4,440 63
1966 36 1,928 4,721 62
1965 25 2,418 5,936 52
1964 14 3,548 2,645 127
1963 7 5,424 2,081 159
1962 8 4,963 1,926 165
1961 17 3,079 1,780 174
1960 15 3,239 2,210 156
1959 12 3,655 1,297 213
1958 7 4,995 417 381
1957 6 5,532 73 888
1956 5 6,138 44 1,142
1955 < 5 -- 34 1,298
1954 < 5 -- 39 1,204
1953 < 5 -- 43 1,125
1952 < 5 -- 68 847
1951 < 5 -- 22 1,606
1950 < 5 -- 10 2,469
1949 < 5 -- 5 3,807
1948 < 5 -- 7 3,059
1947 < 5 -- 11 2,399
1946 < 5 -- 8 2,749
1945 < 5 -- 9 2,433
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1942 < 5 -- 5 3,674
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.