Boys' name · since 1945
Darron
Darron has 6,190 recorded births since 1945 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1965 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,552 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,858 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,190
- born since 1945
- 1960s
- peak decade
Darron currently ranks #6858 among boys' names in America, with 6,190 babies recorded since 1945.
Social Security Administration records show Darron recorded 6,190 times among boys since 1945, holding rank #6858 nationally today, ahead of 51% of boys, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1945 to 2025.
- #1,552 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,858 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 6,190 born since 1945
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Darron ranks #1,552 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,858 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 6,190 born since 1945, peaking in the 1960s.
- #1,552 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,858 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,190
- born since 1945
- 1960s
- peak decade
Darron's 6,190 recorded births place it above 96.58% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
26 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Darron compares
6,190 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
Darron's all-time total is 17x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Darron | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,190 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 372 | 34 | 22,252 |
Darron's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Darron splits its recorded history at 1986: 36% of all births land in the more recent half, 64% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1949 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1965 peak of 372 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Darron popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1945–2025
- Peak year (1965)
- 372
- Annual births at peak, across 81 years of records
Darron by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (1,938 births, 31% of the file).
1960s was Darron's strongest decade.
1,938 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Darron births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 48
1940s
48 births
- 1950s 171
1950s
171 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,938 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,172 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,016 births
- 1990s
1990s
855 births
- 2000s 567
2000s
567 births
- 2010s 325
2010s
325 births
- 2020s 98
2020s
98 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 1,938 births (31% of all-time use).
How Darron 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 Darron's total volume
Darron by state
Where Darron concentrates geographically, total births since 1945
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 611 | 9.9% |
| #2 | California | | 319 | 5.2% |
| #3 | Tennessee | | 233 | 3.8% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 211 | 3.4% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 196 | 3.2% |
| #6 | Florida | | 192 | 3.1% |
| #7 | Mississippi | | 188 | 3.0% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 183 | 3.0% |
611 of 6,190 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.
Darron appears in 26 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Darron's data
- Darron's decade-level peak was the 1960s (1,938 total births); usage has since declined to 98 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Darrons (611 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 Darron: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1965)
Similar record span (~80 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, 1945–2025 (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 Darron 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.