Recorded 1993–2004 Unisex name Peak 1996 16 births

Darein — boys' name

16 babies named Darein in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s112000s5
1990s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Darein was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

6 babies were named Darein in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Darein

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Darein between 1993 and 2004, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Darein currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 6 babies received it in a single year. Darein is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 5 additional births since 1993.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Darein performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Darein shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Darein 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 16 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.

Darein at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

16

Since 1993

12 years of records

Peak year

1996

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1993

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 2004

Darein popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1993

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1996)
6
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
4.555.566.5 200419961993 5

Darein popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 1993 (Darein as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1993 5

Darein by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
11 births that decade — 69% of Darein's all-time total
1990s112000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Darein?
16 babies have been named Darein since 1993. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1996 with 6 births.
When was Darein most popular?
Darein was most popular in the 1990s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Is Darein a unisex name?
Yes, Darein is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 16 births, and as a girl's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Darein been used?
Darein has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 12 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Darein?
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, 1993–2004 (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.