Darrien
The Story of Darrien
As a girl name
Darrien first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1991, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1995: 52 births, good for #2,456 nationwide. About 79% of every Darrien on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Darrien last appeared in the published SSA data in 2007, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 361 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Darrien on the record books as a boy name in 1960, with 9 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1995, when 151 Darriens were born — ranking #892 that year. About 34% of every Darrien on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Darrien ranks #5,225 for boys with 18 births, falling sharply (-35%). All told, over 3K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Darrien
Darrien is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1960 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Darrien's peak popularity came in 1995 when it ranked #892. Use the chart and map above to compare Darrien's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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