Boys' name · since 1955
Daran
590 babies named Daran in U.S. Social Security records since 1955, with the highest year being 1965. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,143 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 590
- born since 1955
- 1960s
- peak decade
Daran sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 590 recorded since 1955.
Daran has 590 recorded births among boys since 1955, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1955 to 2018.
- #7,143 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 590 born since 1955
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Daran ranks #7,143 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 590 born since 1955, peaking in the 1960s.
- #7,143 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 590
- born since 1955
- 1960s
- peak decade
Daran's 590 recorded births place it above 84.28% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Ohio.
Daran's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Daran's SSA record in two at 1984 and the more recent half accounts for 39% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 61%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1958, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1965 peak of 26, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Daran popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–2018
- Peak year (1965)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Daran popularity over time - girls
10 total births recorded since 1959 (Daran as girls' name)
Daran by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (182 births, 31% of the file).
1960s was Daran's strongest decade.
182 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Daran births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 21
1950s
21 births
- 1960s
1960s
182 births
- 1970s
1970s
115 births
- 1980s
1980s
113 births
- 1990s
1990s
83 births
- 2000s 52
2000s
52 births
- 2010s 24
2010s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 182 births (31% of all-time use).
How Daran compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Daran's total volume
Daran by state
Where Daran concentrates geographically, total births since 1955
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What to do with Daran's data
- Daran's decade-level peak was the 1960s (182 total births); usage has since declined to 24 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Darans (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Daran: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1965)
Similar record span (~63 yrs)
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, 1955–2018 (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 Daran 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.