Darron Boy
How popular is Darron?
#6,799 boy name in 2025
12 baby boys were named Darron in the US in 2025, making it the 6799th most popular boy name.
Darron popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #6,799 for boys (▼ 1360 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 12 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-60% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,590 in 2015, #3,731 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1965 (372 boys) |
| Highest rank | #408 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 |
Darron 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 Darron is most popular
Babies named Darron per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
Darron by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 48 | #1,508 |
| 1950s | 171 | #1,211 |
| 1960s | 1,938 | #408 |
| 1970s | 1,172 | #582 |
| 1980s | 1,016 | #784 |
| 1990s | 855 | #1,009 |
| 2000s | 567 | #1,605 |
| 2010s | 325 | #2,428 |
| 2020s | 98 | #3,731 |
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Questions
- Is Darron a boy or girl name?
- Darron is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Darron were boys.
- How popular is the name Darron?
- 12 baby boys were named Darron in the US in 2025, making it the 6799th most popular boy name.
- When was Darron most popular?
- Darron peaked in 1965, when 372 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #408 in 1965.
- How many people are named Darron?
- 6,190 babies have been named Darron in the US since 1880. We estimate about 5,607 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 47.
- Where is Darron most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Darron 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.