Unisex name · since 1957
Darion
Darion has 7,212 recorded births since 1957 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1994 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,444 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,050 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,212
- born since 1957
- 1990s
- peak decade
Darion currently ranks #3050 among unisex names in America, with 7,212 babies recorded since 1957.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Darion has been recorded 7,212 times among boys since 1957, currently ranked #3050 nationally and more common than 78% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 2025.
- #1,444 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,050 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 7,212 born since 1957
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Darion ranks #1,444 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,050 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 7,212 born since 1957, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1,444 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,050 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,212
- born since 1957
- 1990s
- peak decade
Darion's 7,212 recorded births place it above 96.82% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
32 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Darion compares
7,212 Top 11% higher than 89% 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
Darion's all-time total is 20x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Darion | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 7,212 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 373 | 34 | 22,252 |
Darion's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Darion splits its recorded history at 1991: 84% of all births land in the more recent half, 16% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1957 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1994 peak of 373 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Darion popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–2025
- Peak year (1994)
- 373
- Annual births at peak, across 69 years of records
Darion popularity over time - girls
561 total births recorded since 1991 (Darion as girls' name)
Darion by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (2,619 births, 36% of the file).
1990s was Darion's strongest decade.
2,619 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Darion births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 17
1950s
17 births
- 1960s 190
1960s
190 births
- 1970s 253
1970s
253 births
- 1980s 530
1980s
530 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,619 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,339 births
- 2010s 951
2010s
951 births
- 2020s 313
2020s
313 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 2,619 births (36% of all-time use).
How Darion 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 Darion's total volume
Darion by state
Where Darion concentrates geographically, total births since 1957
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 681 | 9.4% |
| #2 | California | | 537 | 7.4% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 506 | 7.0% |
| #4 | Florida | | 357 | 5.0% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 332 | 4.6% |
| #6 | Missouri | | 301 | 4.2% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 294 | 4.1% |
| #8 | Louisiana | | 200 | 2.8% |
681 of 7,212 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 32 reporting states.
Darion appears in 32 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Darion's data
- Darion's decade-level peak was the 1990s (2,619 total births); usage has since declined to 313 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Darions (681 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Darion: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~68 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, 1957–2025 (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 Darion 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.