Darrien

Last seen for girls in 2007 at #15,491 · #4,249 for boys in 2025, 24 births
Given to boys 90.1% of the time

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Peak · boys
1995 · 151 births
Debut · boys
9 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
3,275
since 1960

Darrien over time

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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201994peak #2,456, 1995peak #892, 1995girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#4,24924
2024—#5,24118
2023—#4,34324
2022—#4,70121
2021—#3,65130
2020—#4,42622
2019—#4,11425
2018—#2,84842
2017—#3,19336
2016—#3,05938
2015—#2,91940
2014—#2,75443
2013—#2,42451
2012—#1,86378
2011—#1,94771
2010—#1,71389
2009—#1,70891
2008—#1,553103
2007#15,4916#1,57699
2006#10,61110#1,51999
2005#14,5026#1,61984
2004#16,0995#1,58283
2003#10,4259#1,39196
2002#7,04515#1,223112
2001#8,19612#1,216110
2000#7,58013#1,214111
1999#5,89617#993142
1998#3,11640#981140
1997#3,62631#960138
1996#3,42933#1,18097
1995#2,45652#892151
1994#2,84842#917142
1993#2,67645#929134
1992#5,26718#1,35270
1991#10,2717#1,35969
1990—#1,90940
1989—#1,79342
1988—#1,64543
1987—#2,46822
1986—#2,60120
1985—#2,94216
1984—#2,43720
1983—#2,40820
1982—#2,97215
1981—#2,41820
1980—#2,11025
1979—#3,56911
1978—#3,40011
1977—#3,60610
1976—#2,94613
1975—#3,42810
1974—#2,79913
1973—#2,85712
1972—#2,81912
1971—#2,36616
1970—#2,62113
1969—#2,41513
1968—#2,20014
1967—#1,60923
1966—#1,75719
1965—#1,42929
1964—#1,72921
1963—#3,0448
1962—#3,6406
1961—#3,6526
1960—#2,8719
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First appearance
1960

The first year at least five boys were named Darrien! It came in at #2,871, and was given to 9 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1960–1963, when fewer than 10 boys a year got the name.

Where Darrien is popular in 1994

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Darrien, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Darrien, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Darrien, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Darrien, so not publishedNHWashington: #554 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,621 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Darrien, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Darrien, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Darrien, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Darrien, so not publishedMNIllinois: #760 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 9,381 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Darrien, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Darrien, so not publishedMINew York: #1,196 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 17,975 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Darrien, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Darrien, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Darrien, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Darrien, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Darrien, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Darrien, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Darrien, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Darrien, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Darrien, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Darrien, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Darrien, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Darrien, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #816 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 12,130 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Darrien, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Darrien, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Darrien, so not publishedNEMissouri: #553 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,944 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Darrien, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Darrien, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Darrien, so not publishedVAMaryland: #400 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,341 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Darrien, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Darrien, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Darrien, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Darrien, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Darrien, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Darrien, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Darrien, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Darrien, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Darrien, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Darrien, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Darrien, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Darrien, so not publishedMSAlabama: #485 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,195 boysALGeorgia: #772 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 8,011 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Darrien, so not publishedHITexas: #944 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 13,924 boysTXFlorida: #1,093 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 17,090 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Maryland#400 · 1 in 3,341
  2. Alabama#485 · 1 in 4,195
  3. Missouri#553 · 1 in 6,944
  4. Washington#554 · 1 in 5,621
  5. Illinois#760 · 1 in 9,381

Best ever in a state: #384 in Colorado, 1998.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Maryland#40091 in 3,341
Alabama#48561 in 4,195
Missouri#55351 in 6,944
Washington#55461 in 5,621
Illinois#76091 in 9,381
Georgia#77261 in 8,011
California#816221 in 12,130
Texas#944111 in 13,924
Florida#1,09351 in 17,090
New York#1,19671 in 17,975
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Darrien
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 992 spots since 2024 (#5,241 → #4,249)
  • 177 spots since 2020 (#4,426 → #4,249)
  • 1,330 spots since 2015 (#2,919 → #4,249)
  • Biggest jump: 423 spots in 1993 (#1,352 → #929)
  • Biggest drop: 288 spots in 1996 (#892 → #1,180)
Rise & fade · boys
35 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1960
  • Peaked 1995 at #892 (151 births)
  • Births halved by 2011, 16 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 6 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 6 yrs · run 1993–1995
Share of babies · boys
1 in 12,607
  • Highest: 1 in 12,607 boys born in 1995 were named Darrien (0.01%)
  • Latest: 1 in 71,170 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1990s
  • 34.3% of all boys named Darrien (1,123) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
  • The majority has never changed
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1960s148#1,429 (1965)#2,435
1970s121#2,366 (1971)#3,041
1980s243#1,645 (1988)#2,379
1990s1,123#892 (1995)#1,147
2000s988#1,214 (2000)#1,460
2010s513#1,713 (2010)#2,683
2020s139#3,651 (2021)#4,435

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Darrien in 1994

girls
#2,848
42 births · 1 in 42,518 girls
boys
#917
142 births · 1 in 13,606 boys

Top girls' names in 1994

  1. #1Jessica32,122
  2. #2Ashley30,281
  3. #3Emily24,154
  4. #4Samantha22,824
  5. #5Sarah22,299
  6. #6Taylor20,734
  7. #7Brittany18,900
  8. #8Amanda18,718
  9. #9Elizabeth16,786
  10. #10Megan16,580
  11. #2,848Darrien42

Top boys' names in 1994

  1. #1Michael44,477
  2. #2Christopher34,807
  3. #3Matthew33,654
  4. #4Joshua31,374
  5. #5Tyler30,482
  6. #6Brandon29,492
  7. #7Jacob29,417
  8. #8Daniel28,065
  9. #9Nicholas27,770
  10. #10Andrew26,019
  11. #917Darrien142
More about 1994

girls

1,785,753 girls got a published name in 1994; 1 in 42,518 of them was named Darrien, which outranked 81.9% of the 15,759 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 12.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Darrien
  1. #2,797Tyiesha43
  2. #2,797Tyneisha43
  3. #2,797Yakira43
  4. #2,848Darrien42
  5. #2,848Amberlyn42
  6. #2,848Bionca42
  7. #2,848Charla42
  8. #2,877Alejandrina41
  9. #2,877Aleya41
  10. #2,877Alizabeth41

Tied with 28 names at #2,848; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1993
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,523Nohely#5,419 → #896
  2. ↑ 4,322Aaliyah#4,524 → #202
  3. ↑ 2,306Zana#3,108 → #802
  4. ↑ 1,711Aliyah#2,068 → #357
  5. ↑ 1,430Zhane#2,012 → #582
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,015Coraima#875 → #1,890
  2. ↓ 799Kalene#929 → #1,728
  3. ↓ 656Deyanira#938 → #1,594
  4. ↓ 577Crysta#968 → #1,545
  5. ↓ 562Hilary#647 → #1,209

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,932,031 boys got a published name in 1994; 1 in 13,606 of them was named Darrien, which outranked 91.0% of the 10,245 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Darrien
  1. #912Kelton143
  2. #912Randolph143
  3. #912Trae143
  4. #917Darrien142
  5. #917Brant142
  6. #917Broderick142
  7. #917Chadwick142
  8. #924Hans141
  9. #924Layne141
  10. #924River141

Tied with 6 names at #917; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1993
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,574Tyrin#2,509 → #935
  2. ↑ 714River#1,638 → #924
  3. ↑ 472Bryton#1,460 → #988
  4. ↑ 463Kahlil#1,444 → #981
  5. ↑ 446Jayden#1,295 → #849
Fallers
  1. ↓ 551Garth#965 → #1,516
  2. ↓ 364Jordy#828 → #1,192
  3. ↓ 342Montel#889 → #1,231
  4. ↓ 289Darrel#889 → #1,178
  5. ↓ 245Deante#859 → #1,104

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1994 →