Darien
Darien was the 1436th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 125 babies. Its best year was 1994, when it ranked 383rd with 607 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 386 places. More babies were named Darien in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,436 boys, down 108 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 125boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1994607 babies
- Total since 1880
- 12,826babies recorded
Darien popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | #1,436 | — | 125 |
| 2020 | #15,691 | #1,328 | 5 | 135 |
| 2010 | #17,665 | #936 | 5 | 215 |
| 2000 | #2,410 | #556 | 64 | 378 |
| 1990 | #4,553 | #842 | 21 | 148 |
| 1980 | #6,403 | #1,327 | 10 | 50 |
| 1970 | #5,485 | #969 | 9 | 69 |
| 1960 | #4,846 | #1,984 | 8 | 17 |
| 1950 | #3,476 | — | 10 | — |
| 1940 | — | — | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Darien, counting every spelling?
Darien is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,239 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,436 for Darien on its own. Together these spellings went to 149 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darien | 125 | #1,436 | 666 |
| Darrien | 24 | #4,279 | 117 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Darien?
125 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Darien (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Darien born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 67 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Darien.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Darien?
About 10,600 people born in the US named Darien are alive today, with a median age of 26; half are between 16 and 33. That makes Darien mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Darien by state
How common Darien was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 36 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Darien: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Darien, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Darien
How popular is the name Darien?
Darien was the 1436th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 125 babies. Its best year was 1994, when it ranked 383rd with 607 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 386 places. More babies were named Darien in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Darien a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Darien in the US.
Where is Darien most popular?
In 2021–2025, Darien was most common in Florida (0.11 per 1,000 boys), followed by New Jersey and California.