Daren
Meaning
“A respelling of Darren, whose origin is genuinely disputed: an Irish surname, a Welsh place name, or a mid-20th-century coinage.”
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Daren peaked in the 1960s and the 2010s in nearly equal measure.
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Popularity in Brazil
47 people · the #69,533 first name in Brazil · median age 24
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Daren
Most people given the name Daren in the United States were born between 1960 and 1999. The Daren you meet today is most often in his 40s or 50s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Daren deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Daren truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Daren fits with your family’s names and surname.
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