Darran
Boy · DA-ren
Darran is a boys' name. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Darran 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.
- Say it
- DA-ren
Meaning borrowed from Darren. More on Wiktionary.
Is Darran a girl's or a boy's name?
Darran is a boys' name.
How popular is Darran in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 12 boys.
Half of all the boys named Darran in the UK since 1996 were born between 1997 and 2006. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Darran in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 1 | #6,218 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 1 | #4,138 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,237 |
| 1999 | 1 | #3,925 |
| 1998 | 9 | #1,446 |
| 1997 | 12 | #1,174 |
| 1996 | 7 | #1,652 |
How popular is Darran 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 54 boys. It first appears in the records in 1958.
Half of all the boys named Darran in the US since 1880 were born between 1966 and 1989, the years shaded on the chart below.
Darran in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,546 |
| 2007 | 10 | #7,586 |
| 2006 | 6 | #10,655 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,108 |
| 2004 | 6 | #9,941 |
| 2003 | 9 | #7,238 |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 10 | #6,438 |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
| 1999 | 7 | #7,867 |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,472 |
| 1997 | 10 | #5,636 |
| 1996 | 11 | #5,180 |
| 1995 | 11 | #5,118 |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,366 |
| 1993 | 13 | #4,440 |
| 1992 | 11 | #4,864 |
| 1991 | 7 | #6,511 |
| 1990 | 11 | #4,667 |
| 1989 | 17 | #3,319 |
| 1988 | 11 | #4,157 |
| 1987 | 16 | #3,068 |
| 1986 | 10 | #4,126 |
| 1985 | 12 | #3,596 |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,311 |
| 1983 | 10 | #3,882 |
| 1982 | 13 | #3,281 |
| 1981 | 8 | #4,507 |
| 1980 | 7 | #4,938 |
| 1979 | 9 | #4,066 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 10 | #3,604 |
| 1976 | 16 | #2,600 |
| 1975 | 13 | #2,900 |
| 1974 | 15 | #2,547 |
| 1973 | 16 | #2,403 |
| 1972 | 19 | #2,080 |
| 1971 | 28 | #1,667 |
| 1970 | 36 | #1,395 |
| 1969 | 34 | #1,376 |
| 1968 | 33 | #1,339 |
| 1967 | 32 | #1,339 |
| 1966 | 34 | #1,298 |
| 1965 | 54 | #1,000 |
| 1964 | 21 | #1,728 |
| 1963 | 32 | #1,374 |
| 1962 | 24 | #1,624 |
| 1961 | 16 | #2,069 |
| 1960 | 20 | #1,811 |
| 1959 | 17 | #1,973 |
| 1958 | 9 | #2,816 |
Nicknames for Darran
- Daz
Names like Darran
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Conan Regan Declan Keegan Brogan Conlan Keenan Kenan Keelan Rogan Conn Ryan
Names related to Darran
Darren Darian Darin Daryan Daren Daryn Darrin Darron Darrion Daron Darrien