Daran
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- DA-ren
Daran is a boys' name. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Daran mean?
Spelling of Darren; from a surname of uncertain origin
Took off as a first name in the 1960s after Darrin Stephens, the husband in the TV comedy Bewitched.
Meaning borrowed from Darren. More on Wiktionary.
Is Daran a girl's or a boy's name?
Daran is a boys' name.
How popular is Daran in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1965, with 26 boys. It first appears in the records in 1955.
Half of all the boys named Daran in the US since 1880 were born between 1967 and 1991, the years shaded on the chart below.
Daran in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 9 | #8,136 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,013 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 9 | #7,992 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,108 |
| 2004 | 6 | #9,941 |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 10 | #6,309 |
| 1999 | 10 | #6,036 |
| 1998 | 14 | #4,645 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,008 |
| 1995 | 8 | #6,400 |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,366 |
| 1993 | 6 | #7,631 |
| 1992 | 7 | #6,662 |
| 1991 | 11 | #4,752 |
| 1990 | 8 | #5,816 |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,158 |
| 1988 | 17 | #3,074 |
| 1987 | 9 | #4,567 |
| 1986 | 17 | #2,888 |
| 1985 | 7 | #5,142 |
| 1984 | 11 | #3,698 |
| 1983 | 8 | #4,497 |
| 1982 | 9 | #4,232 |
| 1981 | 11 | #3,599 |
| 1980 | 15 | #2,964 |
| 1979 | 8 | #4,401 |
| 1978 | 11 | #3,399 |
| 1977 | 12 | #3,201 |
| 1976 | 7 | #4,416 |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,462 |
| 1974 | 10 | #3,316 |
| 1973 | 12 | #2,855 |
| 1972 | 10 | #3,150 |
| 1971 | 19 | #2,125 |
| 1970 | 21 | #1,938 |
| 1969 | 15 | #2,216 |
| 1968 | 19 | #1,835 |
| 1967 | 22 | #1,651 |
| 1966 | 22 | #1,649 |
| 1965 | 26 | #1,512 |
| 1964 | 17 | #1,974 |
| 1963 | 13 | #2,299 |
| 1962 | 10 | #2,671 |
| 1961 | 24 | #1,634 |
| 1960 | 14 | #2,209 |
| 1959 | 10 | #2,662 |
| 1958 | 5 | #3,942 |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 6 | #3,503 |
Nicknames for Daran
- Daz
Names like Daran
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Devin Keenan Brennan Keegan Conan Kenan Dylan Declan Kevin Deegan Bryan Ryan
Names related to Daran
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Daran: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/daran, updated 20 October 2026.