Opinion on Darren

[user1489781128]

What do you guys think of this name for a boy?

[Corialanusburt]

It will be the most hipsterish thing you could do. No one is named Darren now. If you happen to have some girls too, call them Lisa and Joanne.

[Pencilvester]

No Pencilvester I don't live in the U.K. Is that why I don't find the name unappealing?

Yep!

[Olbersparadox]

This thread is funny. I wouldn't name my baby Darren if you paid me. 40 year old guy comes to mind, not a little baby. Perhaps find a similar name - not Darryl.

[Dixiestamp]

I know it's a really 70s name, but it must have ancient Welsh roots as there are loads of places round here ending in -darren or -darran eg Pen-y-darren.

[KoalaDownUnder]

I'm in Oz and there are 40 year old Dazzas everywhere

Me too. It'd be like calling your child Wayne or Bruce.

[Glastokitty]

I'm in Oz and there are 40 year old Dazzas everywhere, so its a big nope from me too. And I have a similar dated 70s name which I hate so I get a vote. Dara is fine though if you're Irish.

[MrsTerryPratchett]

Who am I kidding? I too seriously dislike Darren. (Raised in Essex in the 1980s). Croydon. Same era; same feelings.

[mrsfuckedoff]

Reminds me of the sleazy fuck I know who left his wife and kids for her best mate

[Peanut14]

No Pencilvester I don't live in the U.K.

Is that why I don't find the name unappealing?

[buttercup54321]

Love Darren with Paul as the middle name.

[NotYoda]

Pencil

Good question. Denis (spelled Deniz) is quite polular in the Turkish community round here

[Pencilvester]

I know of 3 Darren's born in the last 2-3 years

Do you live in the UK?

[WomanScorned]

Irrelevant to OP, but in response to the Dowager, I know 4 girls under 5 named Elizabeth. My own DS would likely have been Elizabeth/Eliza/Lizzie, had he been a girl.

As for Darren - only if you're expecting to give birth to fully grown 50 year old man!

I have friends called it (70s child), and I can't deny that Darren is the most annoying person ever! And, yes, he's been to jail... Darron, on the other hand, is a sweetheart. What rhey do have in common though, regardless of spelling, is that all of them are over 45.

[TheDowagerCuntess]

It's not associated with a TV character, it's just a (new-ish) name that had a surge in popularity at a point in time, and now sounds dated.

It's also not an established name. Established names tend to be perennially usable (these are few and far between*) or cyclical - going in an out of fashion (Michael, Victoria, Rachel, Simon and Peter being examples of the latter - all classic names, but out of fashion at the moment.

Darren is up there with Wayne, Lisa, Tania, Karen and Barry in their own category.

They had a high point in popularity, but don't have a classic status to fall back on, and so are heavily connected (which means: dated) to a specific era.

Just my opinion. I have a classic but cyclical name that was deeply unfashionable when I was given it in the 70s, but is back with a vengeance now.

*C/Katherine, Elizabeth, William and George are usually cited as such examples, but I don't think even these names are perennially classic. Hardly anyone calls their daughters Elizabeth or Catherine these days, and very few people called their boys William or George when I was little. Even Sarah goes in and out of fashion.

[Peanut14]

I don't understand all the negativity about the name Darren! Are you associating it with a tv character?

I know of 3 Darren's born in the last 2-3 years, I didn't bat an eyelid to the name.

Dara/Darragh is a popular name OP

[ExplodedCloud]

He'll be the only one in his year.

[mummytobemaybe]

I really don't know why everyone hates this name? It doesn't even sound bad

[Ohyesiam]

Takes me back to the
80s

[ICanTuckMyBoobsInMyPockets]

Jesus Christ no.

I know several Darren's and they're all twats.

[Nellooo]

Say it with your best Australian accent and you'll get some idea...

It certainly has a particular connotation:
www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/tassie-mates-darren-williams-and-andrew-elkins-awarded-the-title-of-australias-greatest-bogan/news-story/a6e697fae5f868a49b057638aed09fb8

[Shosha1]

My brother is Daryn, and not a chav, or a criminal. In fact a retired policeman 😡

Maybe the change in spelling helps 😂😂😂😂😂😂🤣😂😂😂

[gracefull]

horrendous

[Pencilvester]

It's just so dated. This is what happens when a name becomes really trendy: it just sounds unbearably naff 20 years later. It's why I'm avoiding faddy names like Ethan and Evie: they are tomorrow's Darren!

[NotYoda]

It's dated. It has connotations. But of course in theory it's just a word and one day it might have a resurgence

I've recently heard of a few Erics and Rays. Not so dissimilar

And who would have thought the Old Lady names would ever become fashionable; but they did

[Mouthfulofquiz]

I will go against the grain here and say that as a word, it has a lovely sound. One of the best people I know is called Darren so I like it!