Boys' name · since 1988
Dareon
Dareon has 441 recorded births since 1988 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,506 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,182 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 441
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Dareon is the #9182 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 441 recorded since 1988.
Social Security Administration records show Dareon recorded 441 times among boys since 1988, holding rank #9182 nationally today, ahead of 34% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2025.
- #8,506 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,182 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 441 born since 1988
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dareon ranks #8,506 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,182 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 441 born since 1988, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,506 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,182 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 441
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dareon's 441 recorded births place it above 81.28% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Dareon compares
441 Top 47% higher than 53% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Dareon's all-time total is 20% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dareon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 441 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 35 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dareon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dareon splits its recorded history at 2006: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1988 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 35 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dareon popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Dareon popularity over time - girls
7 total births recorded since 2008 (Dareon as girls' name)
Dareon by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (200 births, 45% of the file).
2000s was Dareon's strongest decade.
200 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Dareon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
- 1990s
1990s
128 births
- 2000s
2000s
200 births
- 2010s
2010s
82 births
- 2020s 19
2020s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 200 births (45% of all-time use).
Dareon by state
Where Dareon concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 7 | 1.6% |
| #2 | Virginia | | 5 | 1.1% |
7 of 441 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Dareon's data
- Dareon's decade-level peak was the 2000s (200 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Dareons (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Dareon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1988–2025 (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 Dareon 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.