Given name & surname
Daran
“a great man”·“a gift from God”
Daran is a variant of Darren. Interpretations include “a great man” and “a gift from God”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Daran is a variant of Darren. Interpretations include “a great man” and “a gift from God”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Daran is a variant of Darren. A possible origin is English, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1955. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Daran through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 600
- 590 boys · 10 girls
- Most popular year
- 1961
- 29 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2018. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 26 in 1965. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 612 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Daran
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Daran, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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Darin
“a great man” · “a gift from God”
99% boys · 1% girls
Daron
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>99% boys
Darrel
“one who is dearly loved”
>99% boys
Darrin
“a great man” · “a gift from God”
>99% boys
Dan
“he judged”
97% boys · 3% girls
Darryl
“one who is greatly loved” · “one who is dearly loved”
>99% boys
Derwin
“a friend of the deer; a gifted friend”
>99% boys