How Many People Are Named Daran?
An estimated 551 people in the United States have the first name Daran. It is predominantly male (98.3%). The average bearer is 46 years old, and Daran peaked in popularity in 1961 with 29 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Daran as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Daran paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
551
About 1 in 622,059 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
98.3% confidence
Average Age
46
years old
Peak Year
1961
29 births
Total Registered
600
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Daran
Daran is predominantly male (98.3%), though 10 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Daran as a male name
Ranked #12,586 in 2018
5 male births in 2018
Peak: 1965 (26 births)
Daran as a female name
Ranked #6,757 in 1961
5 female births in 1961
Peak: 1959 (5 births)
Daran: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Daran span from the 1950s to the 2010s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 187 babies were registered. Daran has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Daran by Decade
How has Daran tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Daran + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Daran as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Daran
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Daran: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Daran?
We estimate approximately 551 people named Daran are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 622,059 Americans share this first name.
Is Daran a common name?
Daran is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 600 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Daran most popular?
Daran reached peak popularity in 1961, when 29 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Daran is approximately 46 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Daran a male name?
Daran is predominantly male. 98.3% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Daran Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Daran Smith, Daran Johnson, Daran Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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