Recorded 2003–2020 Boys' name Peak 2018 22 births

Darson — boys' name

22 babies named Darson in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s52010s122020s5
2010s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Darson was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

7 babies were named Darson in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Darson

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Darson between 2003 and 2020, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Darson currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Darson performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Darson shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Darson 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 22 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.

Darson at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

22

Since 2003

18 years of records

Peak year

2018

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

2003

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2020

Darson popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–2003

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2018)
7
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 2020201820162003 5

Darson by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
12 births that decade — 55% of Darson's all-time total
2000s52010s122020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Darson?
22 babies have been named Darson since 2003. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2018 with 7 births.
When was Darson most popular?
Darson was most popular in the 2010s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
How long has the name Darson been used?
Darson has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 18 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Darson?
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, 2003–2020 (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.