Darion

Last seen for girls in 2012 at #16,869 · #3,036 for boys in 2025, 40 births
Given to boys 92.8% of the time

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Peak · boys
1994 · 373 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
7,212
since 1957

Darion over time

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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201997peak #1,594, 1994peak #524, 1994girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#3,03640
2024—#2,71548
2023—#2,80545
2022—#2,91943
2021—#2,07970
2020—#2,09467
2019—#2,46454
2018—#1,92077
2017—#1,89776
2016—#1,76387
2015—#2,01971
2014—#1,92075
2013—#1,475111
2012#16,8695#1,448114
2011—#1,219143
2010#10,45110#1,232143
2009#13,7047#1,051180
2008#11,5999#894233
2007#10,12911#804266
2006—#870229
2005#13,0107#945185
2004#16,0995#862204
2003#15,7845#762232
2002#8,28012#711249
2001#8,19612#651287
2000#6,80815#657274
1999#3,97029#640275
1998#3,35336#613298
1997#3,03639#610289
1996#2,67246#617282
1995#1,88074#590302
1994#1,59495#524373
1993#1,64092#599296
1992#2,65046#748190
1991#11,5096#781173
1990—#859141
1989—#932119
1988—#1,07685
1987—#1,37953
1986—#1,34553
1985—#1,45246
1984—#1,39946
1983—#1,56238
1982—#1,81531
1981—#1,99627
1980—#1,76532
1979—#1,83330
1978—#1,79429
1977—#2,79115
1976—#1,82827
1975—#2,90213
1974—#1,69228
1973—#1,81724
1972—#1,72126
1971—#1,59730
1970—#1,52331
1969—#2,04617
1968—#1,39331
1967—#1,44928
1966—#1,37331
1965—#1,51326
1964—#2,20514
1963—#2,04416
1962—#2,50411
1961—#3,3567
1960—#2,8719
1959—#3,2907
1958—#3,9445
1957—#3,9935
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First appearance
1957

The first year at least five boys were named Darion! It came in at #3,993, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1957–1959, when fewer than 8 boys a year got the name.

Where Darion is popular in 1997

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Darion, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Darion, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Darion, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Darion, so not publishedNHWashington: #484 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,215 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Darion, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Darion, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Darion, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Darion, so not publishedMNIllinois: #424 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 3,319 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Darion, so not publishedWIMichigan: #599 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 6,589 boysMINew York: #1,005 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 12,766 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Darion, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Darion, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Darion, so not publishedORNevada: #343 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,137 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Darion, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Darion, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Darion, so not publishedIAIndiana: #445 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,145 boysINOhio: #370 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 3,334 boysOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Darion, so not publishedPANew Jersey: #814 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 9,618 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Darion, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #897 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 13,644 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Darion, so not publishedUTColorado: #451 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,572 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Darion, so not publishedNEMissouri: #234 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,638 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Darion, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Darion, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Darion, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Darion, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Darion, so not publishedDEArizona: #494 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,294 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Darion, so not publishedNMKansas: #422 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,093 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Darion, so not publishedARTennessee: #437 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,852 boysTNNorth Carolina: #607 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 5,876 boysNCSouth Carolina: #520 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,036 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Darion, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #368 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,513 boysOKLouisiana: #357 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,067 boysLAMississippi: #414 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,494 boysMSAlabama: #352 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,459 boysALGeorgia: #599 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 5,019 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Darion, so not publishedHITexas: #657 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 7,139 boysTXFlorida: #730 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 7,807 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Missouri#234 · 1 in 1,638
  2. Nevada#343 · 1 in 2,137
  3. Alabama#352 · 1 in 2,459
  4. Louisiana#357 · 1 in 2,067
  5. Oklahoma#368 · 1 in 2,513

Best ever in a state: #187 in Missouri, 1994.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Missouri#234211 in 1,638
Nevada#34351 in 2,137
Alabama#352101 in 2,459
Louisiana#357131 in 2,067
Oklahoma#36881 in 2,513
Ohio#370211 in 3,334
Mississippi#41461 in 2,494
Kansas#42251 in 3,093
Illinois#424241 in 3,319
Tennessee#43791 in 3,852
Indiana#44591 in 4,145
Colorado#45171 in 3,572
Washington#48481 in 4,215
Arizona#49481 in 4,294
South Carolina#52051 in 4,036
Georgia#599101 in 5,019
Michigan#59991 in 6,589
North Carolina#60781 in 5,876
Texas#657221 in 7,139
Florida#730111 in 7,807
New Jersey#81451 in 9,618
California#897181 in 13,644
New York#1,00591 in 12,766
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Darion
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 321 spots since 2024 (#2,715 → #3,036)
  • 942 spots since 2020 (#2,094 → #3,036)
  • 1,017 spots since 2015 (#2,019 → #3,036)
  • Biggest jump: 149 spots in 1993 (#748 → #599)
  • Biggest drop: 157 spots in 2009 (#894 → #1,051)
Rise & fade · boys
37 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1957
  • Peaked 1994 at #524 (373 births)
  • Births halved by 2005, 11 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 20 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 20 yrs · run 1989–2008
Share of babies · boys
1 in 5,180
  • Highest: 1 in 5,180 boys born in 1994 were named Darion (0.02%)
  • Latest: 1 in 42,702 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1990s
  • 36.3% of all boys named Darion (2,619) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
  • The majority has never changed
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1950s17#3,290 (1959)#3,742
1960s190#1,373 (1966)#2,075
1970s253#1,523 (1970)#1,950
1980s530#932 (1989)#1,472
1990s2,619#524 (1994)#658
2000s2,339#651 (2001)#821
2010s951#1,219 (2011)#1,736
2020s313#2,079 (2021)#2,608

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Darion in 1997

girls
#3,036
39 births · 1 in 44,634 girls
boys
#610
289 births · 1 in 6,523 boys

Top girls' names in 1997

  1. #1Emily25,734
  2. #2Jessica21,045
  3. #3Ashley20,897
  4. #4Sarah20,716
  5. #5Hannah20,597
  6. #6Samantha20,170
  7. #7Taylor19,504
  8. #8Alexis17,171
  9. #9Elizabeth15,430
  10. #10Madison15,189
  11. #3,036Darion39

Top boys' names in 1997

  1. #1Michael37,562
  2. #2Jacob34,163
  3. #3Matthew31,517
  4. #4Christopher29,108
  5. #5Joshua28,289
  6. #6Nicholas27,258
  7. #7Andrew25,208
  8. #8Brandon25,197
  9. #9Austin25,118
  10. #10Tyler24,879
  11. #610Darion289
More about 1997

girls

1,740,710 girls got a published name in 1997; 1 in 44,634 of them was named Darion, which outranked 81.2% of the 16,163 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Darion
  1. #2,977Troi40
  2. #2,977Yaquelin40
  3. #2,977Zahria40
  4. #3,036Darion39
  5. #3,036Adreana39
  6. #3,036Aislynn39
  7. #3,036Aleya39
  8. #3,105Alexiss38
  9. #3,105Alijah38
  10. #3,105Anitra38

Tied with 68 names at #3,036; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1996
Risers
  1. ↑ 9,582Yulisa#10,567 → #985
  2. ↑ 3,882Yulissa#4,306 → #424
  3. ↑ 2,634Tea#3,429 → #795
  4. ↑ 2,046Taya#2,901 → #855
  5. ↑ 1,202Julisa#1,930 → #728
Fallers
  1. ↓ 931Yamilex#707 → #1,638
  2. ↓ 477Suzette#998 → #1,475
  3. ↓ 457Chynna#834 → #1,291
  4. ↓ 396Moesha#547 → #943
  5. ↓ 377Daijah#975 → #1,352

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,885,140 boys got a published name in 1997; 1 in 6,523 of them was named Darion, which outranked 94.4% of the 10,814 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Darion
  1. #605Dexter292
  2. #605Rhett292
  3. #609Aldo291
  4. #610Darion289
  5. #610Gordon289
  6. #612Dillan287
  7. #612Tristian287
  8. #614Bret285

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1996
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,420Jaret#2,145 → #725
  2. ↑ 712Kobe#1,265 → #553
  3. ↑ 580Ronaldo#1,465 → #885
  4. ↑ 420Jarett#1,334 → #914
  5. ↑ 416Gianni#1,093 → #677
Fallers
  1. ↓ 562Shaquille#662 → #1,224
  2. ↓ 373Dalvin#977 → #1,350
  3. ↓ 355Montel#990 → #1,345
  4. ↓ 328Codie#884 → #1,212
  5. ↓ 328Jair#884 → #1,212

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1997 →