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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Darren

Used in both girl and boy records

Darren appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Darren by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDDarren as a girl’s nameUS records 1956–2017
#9306girl rank1966peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDDarren as a boy’s nameUS records 1936–2024
#305boy rank1965peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Darren in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl196636 uses#191519661956–201741 listed years
Boy19655,935 uses#5219651936–202080 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.