Darren

Where Darren comes from

Unknown. A twentieth-century invention, possibly from a rare Irish surname of obscure meaning, possibly from Dara or Daragh, meaning "oak". It is also the name of an old silver mine near Aberystwyth, Wales. * The name became popular, particularly in the UK, because of a character in the 1960s American TV series Bewitched, actually spelled Darrin. * (person with sense of entitlement): As a rhyming equivalent for Karen.
— Wiktionary's entry for Darren
  • 2 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1936
    First appearance
    #2,854 among boys, 7 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1965
    Peak, #52
    5,938 babies named Darren — more than any year before or since.
  3. 1969
    Darren Aronofsky born
    American filmmaker
  4. 1972
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #106.
  5. 1984
    Darren Fletcher born
    Scottish association football player
In the dictionary
  • A male given name originating as a coinage.
Namesakes
  • Darren Aronofsky · American filmmaker, born 1969
  • Darren Fletcher · Scottish association football player, born 1984
  • Darren Criss · American actor and singer, born 1987
  • Darren Bent · English association football player, born 1984
  • Darren Hayes · Australian pop singer, born 1972

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.