Daren vs Darrell

Side-by-side comparison of Daren and Darrell - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Daren

Boy name · Rank #2845

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Name B

Darrell

Boy name · Rank #1460

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Metric Daren Darrell
Current Rank #2845 #1460
Total Births (all years) 10,855 159,766
Peak Year 1965 1958
Peak Year Births 761 4,771
Peak Decade 1960s 1960s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1922 1886

Births by Decade

Decade Daren Darrell
1880s - 5
1890s - 64
1900s - 125
1910s - 1,642
1920s 77 5,128
1930s 31 11,126
1940s 96 18,225
1950s 288 37,257
1960s 3,951 38,025
1970s 2,174 20,072
1980s 1,558 13,162
1990s 1,062 7,556
2000s 910 4,108
2010s 498 2,536
2020s 210 735

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Daren Darrell
2014 57 259
2015 39 226
2016 37 236
2017 35 240
2018 41 189
2019 32 170
2020 31 147
2021 35 130
2022 25 127
2023 37 110
2024 45 124
2025 37 97

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1922–2025.

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