Darrien Boy
How popular is Darrien?
#4,248 boy name in 2025
24 baby boys were named Darrien in the US in 2025, making it the 4248th most popular boy name.
3,531living people named Darrien (est.)
27median age of people named Darrien
3,636babies named Darrien since 1880
1 in 138,139US babies born in 2025
Darrien popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #4,248 for boys (▲ 989 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 24 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-40% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,918 in 2015, #4,422 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1995 (151 boys) |
| Highest rank | #889 in 1995 |
| First recorded | 1960 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Darrien counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Darian family of names ranked #569 for boys in 2025 (#517 the year before), with 494 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Darian | 254 | 51% |
| Darien | 125 | 25% |
| Darion | 40 | 8% |
| Darrion | 21 | 4% |
| Darrien | 24 | 5% |
| Darrian | 16 | 3% |
| Daryan | 14 | 3% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Darrien by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 148 | #1,428 |
| 1970s | 121 | #2,365 |
| 1980s | 243 | #1,640 |
| 1990s | 1,123 | #889 |
| 2000s | 988 | #1,212 |
| 2010s | 513 | #1,713 |
| 2020s | 139 | #3,647 |
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Questions
- Is Darrien a boy or girl name?
- Darrien is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Darrien were boys.
- How popular is the name Darrien?
- 24 baby boys were named Darrien in the US in 2025, making it the 4248th most popular boy name.
- When was Darrien most popular?
- Darrien peaked in 1995, when 151 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #889 in 1995.
- How many people are named Darrien?
- 3,636 babies have been named Darrien in the US since 1880. We estimate about 3,531 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 27.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.