Daron
Daron was the 3460th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 33 babies. Its best year was 1965, when it ranked 493rd with 241 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,203 places. More babies were named Daron in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Darren) 20th-century name (origin unknown) · American English, Irish
- Rank in 2025
- #3,460 boys, down 831 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 33boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1965241 babies
- Total since 1880
- 7,812babies recorded
What does the name Daron mean?
Daron is a spelling of Darren, pronounced the same way, so it shares Darren's meaning and origin.
Darren's origin is unknown. Wiktionary describes it as a 20th-century invention, possibly from a rare Irish surname of obscure meaning, or from Dara or Daragh 'oak'. It became popular in the 1960s, especially in Britain, through Darrin Stephens in the American TV series Bewitched (1964) and the singer and actor James Darren.
How sure is this? Uncertain. Wiktionary: origin unknown; the 'oak' link is a possibility only.
Other explanations you may read: Irish 'little great one' or 'oak'.
Related names: Darin, Darrin, Daren.
See also: American names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Darren', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (our computation), SSA (public domain)
Daron popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 160 since 1963.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,460 | 33 |
| 2020 | #2,629 | 48 |
| 2010 | #1,615 | 97 |
| 2000 | #1,080 | 131 |
| 1990 | #846 | 146 |
| 1980 | #774 | 129 |
| 1970 | #635 | 163 |
| 1960 | #1,102 | 50 |
| 1950 | #2,344 | 11 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Daron, counting every spelling?
Daron is a spelling of Darren, a name family that ranked #929 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,460 for Daron on its own. Together these spellings went to 239 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darren | 187 | #1,135 | 1,240 |
| Daron | 33 | #3,460 | 143 |
| Darron | 12 | #6,895 | 70 |
| Darryn | 7 | #9,932 | 39 |
| Daaron | — | — | 33 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Daron?
33 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Daron (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Daron born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 253 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Daron.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Daron?
About 7,000 people born in the US named Daron are alive today, with a median age of 38; half are between 25 and 53. That makes Daron mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Daron by state
How common Daron was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Daron: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Daron, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Daron
What does Daron mean?
Daron is a spelling of Darren, usually explained as “20th-century name (origin unknown)”, but this is uncertain. Certainty: uncertain.
How popular is the name Daron?
Daron was the 3460th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 33 babies. Its best year was 1965, when it ranked 493rd with 241 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,203 places. More babies were named Daron in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Daron a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Daron in the US.
Where is Daron most popular?
In 2021–2025, Daron was most common in California (0.02 per 1,000 boys).