Recorded 1988–2004 Boys' name Peak 1990 54 births

Darvon — boys' name

54 babies named Darvon in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

54 boys have been named Darvon since 1988, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2004.

54
total births
1988–2004
years on record
1990s
peak decade
61%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Darvon was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

7 babies were named Darvon in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Darvon

The Social Security Administration has registered 54 babies named Darvon between 1988 and 2004, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Darvon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Darvon performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 33 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Darvon shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Darvon 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 54 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.

Darvon at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

54

Since 1988

17 years of records

Peak year

1990

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1988

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 2004

Darvon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1988

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1990)
7
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
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Darvon by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
33 births that decade — 61% of Darvon's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Darvon?
54 babies have been named Darvon since 1988. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1990 with 7 births.
When was Darvon most popular?
Darvon was most popular in the 1990s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Darvon been used?
Darvon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 17 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Darvon?
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, 1988–2004 (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.