Given name
Darene
“a gift of God”
Darene is a variant of Daryn. In Greek use, Daryn carries the interpretation “a gift of God.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Darene is a variant of Daryn. In Greek use, Daryn carries the interpretation “a gift of God.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1940. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Darene through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 137
- 0 boys · 137 girls
- Most popular year
- 1957
- 14 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 girls is 6 in 1968. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 14 in 1957. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 225 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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