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Darin

boy name
Origin
Modern American
Syllables
2
Peak era
1960s/1970s
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

a variant spelling of Darren, a 20th-century given name of uncertain origin; sometimes linked to an Irish surname, but no derivation is firm

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 1960s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Darin peaked in the 1960s and the 1970s in nearly equal measure.

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Popularity in Brazil

56 people · the #61,636 first name in Brazil · median age 24

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

When you meet Darin

Most people given the name Darin in the United States were born between 1960 and 1989. The Darin 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.

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