Daron — #4722 US boys' name
7,619 babies named Daron in U.S. Social Security records since 1945, with the highest year being 1965. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 67% of names given to boys today.
19% of everyone ever named Daron was born in this single decade.
241 babies were named Daron in 1965 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Daron
The Social Security Administration has registered 7,619 babies named Daron between 1945 and 2024, spanning 80 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Daron currently holds the #4722 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1965, when 241 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Daron performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 1,448 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Daron shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 776 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Daron in 33 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Daron 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 7,619 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.
Daron at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
Current rank
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Daron popularity over time — boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1945
- Peak year (1965)
- 241
- Annual births at peak — across 80 years of records
Currently ranks #4722 among boys.
7,619 total births across 80 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1965 with 241 births in a single year.
Daron popularity over time — girls
160 total births recorded since 1963 (Daron as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Daron accounts for 2% of total recorded use across both genders.
Daron by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1960s
- 1,448 births that decade — 19% of Daron's all-time total
Daron decade highlights
- Peak decade 1,448 births
- Runner-up 1,374 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1960s was Daron's strongest decade
1,448 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 19% of all-time use.
Daron by state
Where Daron concentrates geographically — total births since 1945
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 776 | 10.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 513 | 6.7% |
| #3 | New York | | 326 | 4.3% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 299 | 3.9% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 292 | 3.8% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 274 | 3.6% |
| #7 | Florida | | 217 | 2.8% |
| #8 | Missouri | | 202 | 2.7% |
776 of 7,619 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 33 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 10.2% of nationwide
- Texas 6.7% of nationwide
- New York 4.3% of nationwide
- Ohio 3.9% of nationwide
- Michigan 3.8% of nationwide
Recorded in 33 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 10.2% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Daron appears in 33 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1945–2024 (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.