Given name
Daryn
“a gift of God”·“a great man”·“a gift from God”
Daryn 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
In Greek use, Daryn carries the interpretation “a gift of God.” Daryn is a variant of Darren. Interpretations include “a great man” and “a gift from God”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.
How it developed
Daryn is used as a feminine counterpart of Darin.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1954. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Daryn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,402
- 2,414 boys · 988 girls
- Most popular year
- 1965
- 116 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #12,462 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −54%
- Cooling
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 61% boys.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 12,462 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 60.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 108 in 1965. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,959 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.
Daryn’s family of names
Daryn is a feminine form of Darin. Daryn has a related form in Darren. Daryn has a related form in Daren.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Daryn
- Daryn Colledgeplayer of American footballborn 1982
- Daryn Dupavilloncricketerborn 1994
- Daryn TuftsAmerican actorborn 1973
- Daryn OkadaAmerican cinematographerborn 1960
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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