Boys' name · since 1961
Darrion
Since 1961, U.S. Social Security records show 4,398 babies named Darrion, peaking in 1994. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,941 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,740 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,398
- born since 1961
- 1990s
- peak decade
Darrion currently ranks #4740 among boys' names in America, with 4,398 babies recorded since 1961.
Darrion has 4,398 recorded births among boys since 1961, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4740 as of the latest data, more common than 66% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 2025.
- #1,941 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,740 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,398 born since 1961
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Darrion ranks #1,941 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,740 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,398 born since 1961, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1,941 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,740 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,398
- born since 1961
- 1990s
- peak decade
Darrion's 4,398 recorded births place it above 95.73% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
23 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Darrion compares
4,398 Top 14% higher than 86% 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
Darrion's all-time total is 12x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Darrion | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,398 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 220 | 34 | 22,252 |
Darrion's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Darrion splits its recorded history at 1994: 79% of all births land in the more recent half, 21% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1974 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1994 peak of 220 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Darrion popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2025
- Peak year (1994)
- 220
- Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
Darrion popularity over time - girls
149 total births recorded since 1991 (Darrion as girls' name)
Darrion by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (1,544 births, 35% of the file).
1990s was Darrion's strongest decade.
1,544 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Darrion births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 95
1960s
95 births
- 1970s 107
1970s
107 births
- 1980s 340
1980s
340 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,544 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,532 births
- 2010s 576
2010s
576 births
- 2020s 204
2020s
204 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 1,544 births (35% of all-time use).
How Darrion 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 Darrion's total volume
Darrion by state
Where Darrion concentrates geographically, total births since 1961
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 394 | 9.0% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 392 | 8.9% |
| #3 | California | | 300 | 6.8% |
| #4 | Missouri | | 272 | 6.2% |
| #5 | Florida | | 178 | 4.0% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 147 | 3.3% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 142 | 3.2% |
| #8 | Louisiana | | 125 | 2.8% |
394 of 4,398 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.
Darrion appears in 23 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Darrion's data
- Darrion's decade-level peak was the 1990s (1,544 total births); usage has since declined to 204 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Darrions (394 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Darrion: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~64 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, 1961–2025 (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 Darrion 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.