Recorded 1985–2009 Unisex name Peak 1995 56 births

Darean — boys' name

56 babies named Darean in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s332000s18
1990s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Darean was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

9 babies were named Darean in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Darean

The Social Security Administration has registered 56 babies named Darean between 1985 and 2009, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Darean currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 9 babies received it in a single year. Darean is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 26 additional births since 1992.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Darean performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 33 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Darean shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Darean in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 56 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Darean at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

56

Since 1985

25 years of records

Peak year

1995

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1985

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2009

Darean popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1985

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1995)
9
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
45678910 200920062000199919961995199319921985 5

Darean popularity over time — girls

26 total births recorded since 1992 (Darean as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 26 births
45678910 1995199419931992 6

Darean by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
33 births that decade — 59% of Darean's all-time total
1980s51990s332000s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Darean?
56 babies have been named Darean since 1985. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1995 with 9 births.
When was Darean most popular?
Darean was most popular in the 1990s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
Is Darean a unisex name?
Yes, Darean is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 56 births, and as a girl's name it has 26 births.
How long has the name Darean been used?
Darean has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 25 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Darean?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Darrell, Darren, Darryl, Daryl, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1985–2009 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.