Boys' name · since 1980
Darshaun
37 babies named Darshaun in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #24,257 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 37
- born since 1980
- 1980s
- peak decade
Darshaun sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 37 recorded since 1980.
Social Security Administration records show Darshaun recorded 37 times among boys since 1980, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2011.
- #24,257 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 37 born since 1980
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Darshaun ranks #24,257 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 37 born since 1980, peaking in the 1980s.
- #24,257 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 37
- born since 1980
- 1980s
- peak decade
Darshaun's 37 recorded births place it above 46.3% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Darshaun's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Darshaun's full recorded timeline at 1994, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1980, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1982 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Darshaun popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2011
- Peak year (1982)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Darshaun by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (17 births, 46% of the file).
1980s was Darshaun's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Darshaun births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
17 births
- 1990s
1990s
10 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 17 births (46% of all-time use).
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- Darshaun's decade-level peak was the 1980s (17 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Darshaun: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1980–2011 (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 Darshaun 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.