How Many People Are Named Darion?
An estimated 7,545 people in the United States have the first name Darion. It is predominantly male (92.7%). The average bearer is 27 years old, and Darion peaked in popularity in 1994 with 468 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Darion 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 Darion paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
7,545
About 1 in 45,428 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
92.7% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
1994
468 births
Total Registered
7,733
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Darion
Darion is predominantly male (92.7%), though 561 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Darion as a male name
Ranked #2,710 in 2024
48 male births in 2024
Peak: 1994 (373 births)
Darion as a female name
Ranked #17,517 in 2012
5 female births in 2012
Peak: 1994 (95 births)
Darion: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Darion span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 3,082 babies were registered. Darion has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Darion by Decade
How has Darion 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.
Darion by State
Birth registrations for Darion span all 32 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Illinois. The lowest are in Massachusetts, Iowa, Minnesota. On average, about 157 Darions were registered per state.
Darion + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Darion as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Darion
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Darion: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Darion?
We estimate approximately 7,545 people named Darion 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 45,428 Americans share this first name.
Is Darion a common name?
Darion is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 7,733 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Darion most popular?
Darion reached peak popularity in 1994, when 468 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Darion is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Darion a male name?
Darion is predominantly male. 92.7% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Darion Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Darion Smith, Darion Johnson, Darion 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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