Boys' name · since 1922
Daren
10,855 babies named Daren in U.S. Social Security records since 1922, with the highest year being 1965. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,151 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,193 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,855
- born since 1922
- 1960s
- peak decade
Yes -- Daren is the #3193 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 10,855 recorded since 1922.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Daren has been recorded 10,855 times among boys since 1922, currently ranked #3193 nationally and more common than 77% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1922 to 2025.
- #1,151 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,193 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 10,855 born since 1922
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Daren ranks #1,151 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,193 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 10,855 born since 1922, peaking in the 1960s.
- #1,151 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,193 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,855
- born since 1922
- 1960s
- peak decade
Daren's 10,855 recorded births place it above 97.46% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
44 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Daren compares
10,855 Top 9% higher than 91% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Daren's all-time total is 29x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Daren | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 10,855 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 761 | 34 | 22,252 |
Daren's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Daren's full recorded timeline at 1977, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1932, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1965 peak of 761 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Daren popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–2025
- Peak year (1965)
- 761
- Annual births at peak, across 104 years of records
Daren popularity over time - girls
194 total births recorded since 1950 (Daren as girls' name)
Daren by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (3,951 births, 36% of the file).
1960s was Daren's strongest decade.
3,951 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Daren births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 77
1920s
77 births
- 1930s 31
1930s
31 births
- 1940s 96
1940s
96 births
- 1950s 288
1950s
288 births
- 1960s
1960s
3,951 births
- 1970s
1970s
2,174 births
- 1980s 1,558
1980s
1,558 births
- 1990s 1,062
1990s
1,062 births
- 2000s 910
2000s
910 births
- 2010s 498
2010s
498 births
- 2020s 210
2020s
210 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 3,951 births (36% of all-time use).
How Daren compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Daren's total volume
Daren by state
Where Daren concentrates geographically, total births since 1922
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,298 | 12.0% |
| #2 | New York | | 655 | 6.0% |
| #3 | Texas | | 619 | 5.7% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 359 | 3.3% |
| #5 | Florida | | 340 | 3.1% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 316 | 2.9% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 310 | 2.9% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 290 | 2.7% |
1,298 of 10,855 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 44 reporting states.
Daren appears in 44 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Daren's data
- Daren's decade-level peak was the 1960s (3,951 total births); usage has since declined to 210 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Darens (1,298 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Daren: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1965)
Similar record span (~103 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, 1922–2025 (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 Daren 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.