US rank #11324 Boys' name Peak 2007 433 births

Dareon — #11324 US boys' name

433 babies named Dareon in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s121990s1282000s2002010s822020s11
#11324
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 20% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Dareon was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

35 babies were named Dareon in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dareon

The Social Security Administration has registered 433 babies named Dareon between 1988 and 2024, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dareon currently holds the #11324 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 35 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dareon performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 200 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Dareon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Virginia. In total, SSA state-level files list Dareon in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dareon in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 433 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Dareon at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

433

Since 1988

37 years of records

Peak year

2007

35 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#11,324

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1988

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2024

Dareon popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1988

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
35
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
010203040 20242016201120062001199619911988 5

Dareon popularity over time — girls

7 total births recorded since 2008 (Dareon as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 7 births
7 2008 7

Dareon by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
200 births that decade — 46% of Dareon's all-time total
1980s121990s1282000s2002010s822020s11

Dareon by state

Where Dareon concentrates geographically — total births since 1988

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Dareon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
7 1.6%
#2 Virginia
5 1.2%
California share of Dareon's total US births 1.6%
Even split

7 of 433 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dareon?
433 babies have been named Dareon since 1988. It currently ranks #11324 among boys. The peak year was 2007 with 35 births.
When was Dareon most popular?
Dareon was most popular in the 2000s decade with 200 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Dareon most popular?
The top states for the name Dareon are California (7 births), Virginia (5 births).
How long has the name Dareon been used?
Dareon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 37 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Dareon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Darrell, Darren, Darryl, Daryl, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1988–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.