Darnelle vs Darren

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

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Darnelle

Boy name

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Name B

Darren

Boy name · Rank #953

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Metric Darnelle Darren
Current Rank Unranked #953
Total Births (all years) 362 103,751
Peak Year 1984 1965
Peak Year Births 20 5,938
Peak Decade 1980ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1963 1936

Births by Decade

Decade Darnelle Darren
1930ss — 13
1940ss — 52
1950ss — 2,048
1960ss 11 35,038
1970ss 39 22,578
1980ss 142 15,699
1990ss 103 12,519
2000ss 55 8,920
2010ss 7 5,490
2020ss 5 1,394

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Darnelle Darren
2014 — 569
2015 — 527
2016 7 528
2017 — 463
2018 — 393
2019 — 374
2020 — 344
2021 — 305
2022 5 284
2023 — 223
2024 — 238

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, 1963–2022.

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