Given name
Dareen
“a wise woman”·“from the oak tree”·“ouf little darling”
Dareen is a variant of Dara. Interpretations include “a wise woman” and “from the oak tree”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts. Dareen is a variant of Darlene. One English interpretation is “ouf little darling.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Dareen is a variant of Dara. Interpretations include “a wise woman” and “from the oak tree”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts. Dareen is a variant of Darlene. One English interpretation is “ouf little darling.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Dareen is a variant of Darlene. An origin associated with Darlene is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1950. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dareen through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 475
- 10 boys · 465 girls
- Most popular year
- 2013
- 24 babies
- 2025
- 14
- #7,581 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −23%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 14 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 7,581 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 22.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 24 in 2013. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 585 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.
Dareen’s family of names
Dareen has a related form in Darlene. Dareen has a related form in Dara.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Dareen
- Dareen TatourArab-Israeli poet and photographer of Palestinian descentborn 1982
- Dareen AbughaidaAnchorwomanborn 1984
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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