Unisex name · since 1985
Darean
Darean has 56 recorded births since 1985 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1995 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #21,339 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 56
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
56 boys have been named Darean since 1985, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Darean recorded 56 times among boys since 1985, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2009.
- #21,339 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 56 born since 1985
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Darean ranks #21,339 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 56 born since 1985, peaking in the 1990s.
- #21,339 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 56
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
Darean's 56 recorded births place it above 52.83% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Darean's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Darean's full recorded timeline at 1996, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1985, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1995 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Darean popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2009
- Peak year (1995)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Darean popularity over time - girls
26 total births recorded since 1992 (Darean as girls' name)
Darean by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (33 births, 59% of the file).
1990s was Darean's strongest decade.
33 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Darean births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
33 births
- 2000s
2000s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 33 births (59% of all-time use).
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- Darean's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (33 total births) through the 2000s (18) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Darean: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~24 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1985–2009 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Darean draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.