Daron Boy
How popular is Daron?
#3,449 boy name in 2025
33 baby boys were named Daron in the US in 2025, making it the 3449th most popular boy name.
Daron popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #3,449 for boys (▲ 1248 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 33 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-44% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,252 in 2015, #2,616 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1965 (241 boys) |
| Highest rank | #493 in 1965 |
| First recorded | 1945 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Daron counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Darren family of names ranked #627 for boys in 2025 (#575 the year before), with 419 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Darren | 187 | 45% |
| Darrin | 34 | 8% |
| Darin | 31 | 7% |
| Daron | 33 | 8% |
| Dayron | 46 | 11% |
| Daren | 37 | 9% |
| Darron | 12 | 3% |
| Daryn | 5 | 1% |
| Darryn | 7 | 2% |
| Dayren | 15 | 4% |
| Dairon | 12 | 3% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Daron is most popular
Babies named Daron per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (16 boys)
Daron by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 30 | #2,605 |
| 1950s | 191 | #1,330 |
| 1960s | 1,448 | #493 |
| 1970s | 1,325 | #635 |
| 1980s | 1,265 | #726 |
| 1990s | 1,374 | #811 |
| 2000s | 1,198 | #1,032 |
| 2010s | 630 | #1,612 |
| 2020s | 191 | #2,616 |
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Questions
- Is Daron a boy or girl name?
- Daron is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Daron were boys.
- How popular is the name Daron?
- 33 baby boys were named Daron in the US in 2025, making it the 3449th most popular boy name.
- When was Daron most popular?
- Daron peaked in 1965, when 241 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #493 in 1965.
- How many people are named Daron?
- 7,812 babies have been named Daron in the US since 1880. We estimate about 7,253 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 38.
- Where is Daron most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Daron was most common in California, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.