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Darrien

90% boys · 24 born in 2025

Darrien has been given to about 3,636 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1995, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

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Living in the US≈ 3,401
Median age today27 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Darrien per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1995 · 203
  • Born in 202524
  • All time3,636

How popular is Darrien?

Its best year was 1995, when 203 babies were given the name, ranking 892nd. The typical living American called Darrien is about 27 years old today.

Names that sound like Darrien

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Darien0.97
  2. Damien0.85
  3. Darren0.83
  4. Daren0.80
  5. Darrin0.77
  6. Darrion0.77
  7. Darrian0.77
  8. Adrien0.76

Middle names for Darrien

Ranked by flow score
  1. Darrien Paul0.77
  2. Darrien John0.77
  3. Darrien Blake0.76
  4. Darrien Wade0.76
  5. Darrien Ross0.76
  6. Darrien Quinn0.76

Sibling names for Darrien

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Kianasister · 0.88
  2. Paulinasister · 0.86
  3. Nikolasbrother · 0.85
  4. Tianasister · 0.85
  5. Alvarobrother · 0.84
  6. Nathanaelbrother · 0.83

Where Darrien is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Darrien Anderson0.77
    2. Darrien White0.72
    3. Darrien Moore0.72
    4. Darrien Hill0.72
    5. Darrien Hall0.72
    6. Darrien Brown0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Darrien

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.