Darien
Entered use from the Darién region of Panama, a Spanish rendering of an indigenous place name. It is also treated as a variant of Darian, linked to the Persian royal name Darius.
Darien in 2025
Darien was given to 125 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 3,041st most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 26,523 babies born.
The history of Darien
Darien reached its highest point in 1994, when 771 babies were given the name, ranking 670th that year.
Across the 89 years of records since 1937, 12,826 babies have been named Darien. Half of them were born before 1999, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Darien by decade
| Decade | Babies named Darien | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 11 | 6,375 |
| 1940s | 42 | 5,411 |
| 1950s | 150 | 3,606 |
| 1960s | 609 | 1,623 |
| 1970s | 581 | 2,187 |
| 1980s | 799 | 1,705 |
| 1990s | 4,641 | 670 |
| 2000s | 3,204 | 1,090 |
| 2010s | 1,971 | 1,842 |
| 2020s | 818 | 2,584 |
Where Darien is heading
Darien has fallen 34% over the past decade, from 189 babies in 2015 to 125 in 2025.
Names like Darien
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Darien.