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Darren is a masculine of uncertain etymological origins. Some theories state that it originated from an of the Irish first name or Dáire, meaning "oak tree". According to other sources, it is thought to come from the Gaelic surname meaning "great", but is also linked to a Welsh mountain named Moel Darren. It is also believed to be a variant of , which originated from the surname D'Airelle, meaning "of Airelle". The common spelling of Darren is found in the , meaning "edge": Black Darren and Red Darren are found on the eastern side of the , west of Long Town. In New Zealand, the are in the south of the country.

The name increased in use for boys after American author used the name Daren Lane for the hero of his 1922 novel The Beast; a number of American parents used the full name of the character, Daren Lane, as first and middle names for their sons. While the name is also in use as a surname, Grey might have coined the name for his character. Later, the name and its spelling variants increased in use in the 1960s and early 1970s due to various media influences including the popularity of actor , actor and musician , and the fictional character Darrin Stephens on the American television series .

(2026). 9780198610601, Oxford University Press.
Darren has several spelling variations including Daren, Darin, , Darrin, Darran and Darryn.

In the United Kingdom, its popularity peaked during the 1970s but declined sharply afterwards. In England and Wales, it first appeared in the early 1960s, ranking 66th in 1964, and had leapt to 15th by 1974, but fell to 33rd by 1984 and last appeared in the top 100 in 1994, when it ranked 100th.Top 100 Baby Names - Historical Series (Her Majesty's Stationery Office)


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  • , American filmmaker
  • , American actor
  • Darren Bennett (dancer), British professional dancer
  • , British weatherman for the BBC
  • , British actor
  • , American actor and singer
  • Darren Cullen (cartoonist), British satirical artist and writer
  • , Australian filmmaker
  • , English actor, singer, and television presenter
  • , Filipino-Canadian singer
  • , American singer/songwriter
  • , American comedian
  • , British writer, painter and puppeteer
  • , American film and music video director
  • , Australian singer-songwriter, formerly of the group Savage Garden
  • , American drummer for the rock group Ben Folds Five
  • , British journalist and newsreader
  • , Irish television presenter and entrepreneur based in London
  • , American songwriter and composer
  • , stage name Stix Zadinia, American drummer for the rock group Steel Panther
  • , Singaporean actor
  • , American actor
  • , Scottish-Australian television and radio personality
  • , British singer-songwriter and producer based out of Miami
  • Darren Robinson (rapper), American member of the 80s rap group The Fat Boys
  • Darren O'Shaughnessy, Irish writer and novelist
  • Darren "Whackhead" Simpson (born 1977), South African radio presenter
  • , American television/film producer and screenwriter
  • , British record producer, disc jockey and singer-songwriter
  • , British trance music producer and DJ
  • , American YouTuber
  • Darren Wilson (musician), American drummer of the indie-rock group The Hush South


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  • , British vertebrate palaeontologist and science writer
  • , founder of Top Teen of Canada
  • , American businessman, inventor and investor
  • Darren Deon Vann, American serial killer
  • , American businessman, CEO and chairman of ExxonMobil
  • , Canadian vertebrate paleontology field and lab technician, Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology


Fictional characters
  • , supervillain 'Yellowjacket' from the Marvel comic series Marvel MCU movie Ant-Man
  • , also known as Shiny Wax, in the 2006 movie Cars
  • Darren Lemming, main character in the play Take Me Out
  • , in the British soap opera Hollyoaks
  • , main character of The Saga of Darren Shan novel and manga series
  • Darren Woods, in the 1985 American science fantasy movie Explorers
  • Darren, a character who first appeared in the episode "Something Big" of the animated series
  • Darren, in the Millarworld comic book series
  • Darren Thurrock, in the 2000 racing video game


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