Recorded 1997–2002 Boys' name Peak 2002 17 births

Dariun — boys' name

17 babies named Dariun in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s62000s11
2000s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Dariun was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

11 babies were named Dariun in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dariun

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Dariun between 1997 and 2002, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dariun currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dariun performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Dariun shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dariun 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 17 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.

Dariun at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

17

Since 1997

6 years of records

Peak year

2002

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1997

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 2002

Dariun popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1997

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (2002)
11
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
4681012 20021997 6

Dariun by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
11 births that decade — 65% of Dariun's all-time total
1990s62000s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dariun?
17 babies have been named Dariun since 1997. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 2002 with 11 births.
When was Dariun most popular?
Dariun was most popular in the 2000s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
How long has the name Dariun been used?
Dariun has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 6 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Dariun?
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.

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, 1997–2002 (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.