Boys' name · since 1983

Daon

Since 1983, U.S. Social Security records show 16 babies named Daon, peaking in 2001. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#30,617 of 45,481
all-time among boys
16
born since 1983
2000s
peak decade

16 boys have been named Daon since 1983, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Daon has 16 recorded births among boys since 1983, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2001.

  • #30,617 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 16 born since 1983
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Daon ranks #30,617 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 1983, peaking in the 2000s.

#30,617 of 45,481
all-time among boys
16
born since 1983
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Daon's 16 recorded births place it above 31.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Daon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Daon's full recorded timeline at 1999, 69% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 31% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1983, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2001 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Daon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2001

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (2001)
6
Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
4.555.566.5 198319992001 6

Daon by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (6 births, 38% of the file).

2000s was Daon's strongest decade.

6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.

Daon births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 6 births (38% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Daon? ▼
Since 1983, Social Security records show 16 babies named Daon. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #30,617 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2001. Its busiest year on record was 2001, with 6 births.
Where does Daon sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Daon ranks #30,617 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Daon most popular? ▼
Daon was most popular in the 2000s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
How long has the name Daon been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Daon since 1983 -- 19 years through the most recent 2001 data.
What names are similar to Daon? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Daoud, Dao, Daouda, Daonte. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Keep exploring Daon

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Daon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1983–2001 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Daon draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.