Given name
Darrence
“from the Clare river”
Darrence is a variant of Darence. In American use, Darence carries the interpretation “from the Clare river.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Darrence is a variant of Darence. In American use, Darence carries the interpretation “from the Clare river.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Darrence connects to the Clarence name family through Darence. An origin associated with Clarence is Celtic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1976. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Darrence through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 28
- 28 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1976
- 7 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 2003. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 7 in 1976.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Darrence’s family of names
Darrence has a related form in Darence.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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