Fun Facts About the Name Dareen
- 474 babies named Dareen: U.S. records list 474 babies given the name Dareen from 1880 through 2025. Even 10 boys received the name Dareen - about 1 boy for every 46 girls.
What Does the Name Dareen Mean?
Dareen is an Arabic feminine name commonly given the meaning "wise" or "knowing." It is often linked to the Arabic root d-r-y (د ر ي), "to know," which also gives the participle dārin (دارٍ), "knowing, aware." The name is written دارين in Arabic and can be transliterated as Dārīn or Dareen. A separate place name, Darīn, an old port in eastern Arabia, shares this spelling; it is sometimes mentioned in popular explanations, but the usual personal-name meaning remains "wise." Dareen is not related to the English masculine name Darren, which has Irish origins.
Dareen Name History & Origins
Dareen belongs to Arabic naming traditions and is used as a feminine given name in Arabic-speaking countries. Its Arabic spelling, دارين, is also the name of an ancient port town, Darīn, in eastern Arabia. That town was a trading site in the Persian Gulf region and appears in Arabic geographical and poetic traditions. Because the personal name and the place name look identical in Arabic script, their histories are sometimes blended in name books. The name has also been used in Persian-speaking contexts in the form Darin, where it is commonly explained as "wise." In English, Dareen is chiefly a transliteration of the Arabic name, not an inherited English name; the similar English masculine name Darren developed separately from Irish sources.
How Popular is the Name Dareen?
Dareen has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2013. Its best rank was #4,228 in 1956.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,581 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 2024 | #9,675 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2023 | #7,001 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 2022 | #7,724 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 2021 | #9,733 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2020 | #6,705 | 17 | 0.0011% |
| 2019 | #7,447 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2018 | #7,476 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2017 | #6,100 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 2016 | #6,981 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2015 | #6,791 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2014 | #9,117 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2013 | #5,532 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 2012 | #6,935 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2011 | #10,584 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2010 | #6,984 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2009 | #7,773 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2008 | #11,830 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2007 | #8,200 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2006 | #7,976 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2005 | #8,004 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2004 | #10,091 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2003 | #12,734 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2002 | #12,528 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2001 | #11,262 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2000 | #8,704 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1999 | #11,672 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1998 | #14,693 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1997 | #14,269 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1992 | #12,129 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1971 | #7,580 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1968 | #7,224 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1965 | #5,946 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1963 | #5,420 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1962 | #6,759 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1961 | #4,609 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1960 | #6,553 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1959 | #5,696 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1958 | #5,543 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1957 | #5,007 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1956 | #4,228 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1951 | #5,587 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1950 | #5,462 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | #8,389 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1976 | #5,787 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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