Darrien
Darrien was the 4279th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 24 babies. Its best year was 1995, when it ranked 892nd with 151 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,350 places. More babies were named Darrien in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,279 boys, up 176 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 24boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1995151 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,636babies recorded
Darrien popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 361 since 1991.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,279 | 24 |
| 2020 | #4,455 | 22 |
| 2010 | #1,718 | 89 |
| 2000 | #1,215 | 111 |
| 1990 | #1,911 | 40 |
| 1980 | #2,125 | 25 |
| 1970 | #2,650 | 13 |
| 1960 | #2,914 | 9 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Darrien, counting every spelling?
Darrien is a spelling of Darien, a name family that ranked #1,239 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #4,279 for Darrien 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 Darrien?
24 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Darrien (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Darrien 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 347 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Darrien.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Darrien?
About 3,200 people born in the US named Darrien are alive today, with a median age of 26; half are between 18 and 32. That makes Darrien 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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Darrien: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Darrien, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Darrien
How popular is the name Darrien?
Darrien was the 4279th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 24 babies. Its best year was 1995, when it ranked 892nd with 151 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,350 places. More babies were named Darrien in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Darrien a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Darrien in the US.