Boys' name · since 1965
Diron
174 babies named Diron in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,815 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 174
- born since 1965
- 1970s
- peak decade
Diron is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 174 have been recorded since 1965.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Diron has been recorded 174 times among boys since 1965, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1965 to 2011.
- #13,815 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 174 born since 1965
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Diron ranks #13,815 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 174 born since 1965, peaking in the 1970s.
- #13,815 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 174
- born since 1965
- 1970s
- peak decade
Diron's 174 recorded births place it above 69.56% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by District of Columbia.
Diron's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Diron's SSA record in two at 1975 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2011, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1974 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Diron popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–2011
- Peak year (1974)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Diron by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (107 births, 61% of the file).
1970s was Diron's strongest decade.
107 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Diron births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 37
1960s
37 births
- 1970s
1970s
107 births
- 1980s 19
1980s
19 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 107 births (61% of all-time use).
Diron by state
Where Diron concentrates geographically, total births since 1965
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | District of Columbia | | 11 | 6.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 11 | 6.3% |
11 of 174 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Diron's data
- Diron's decade-level peak was the 1970s (107 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.
- District of Columbia records the most Dirons (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. District of Columbia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Diron: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1974)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1965–2011 (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 Diron 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.