Given name & surname · also Irish
Daron
“the great one”·“from a small rocky hill”
Daron is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “the great one” and “from a small rocky hill”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “the great one” and “from a small rocky hill”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with Irish and English naming traditions.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1945. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Daron through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 7,812
- 7,652 boys · 160 girls
- Most popular year
- 1965
- 241 babies
- 2025
- 33
- #3,460 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −41%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 33 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,460 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 41.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 241 in 1965. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 6,060 as a first name in 2020; 422 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Daron’s family of names
Daron has a related form in Darren. Daron has a related form in Darron. In English usage, Daron has a related form in Taron.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Daron
- Daron MalakianArmenian-American rock musicianborn 1975
- Mookie BlaylockAmerican basketball player (born 1967)
- Daron RahlvesAmerican alpine skierborn 1973
- DaRon Holmes IIAmerican basketball player (born 2002)
- Daron PayneAmerican football player (born 1997)
- Daron HagenAmerican composer, conductor, pianist, librettist, stage directorborn 1961
- Fatts RussellAmerican basketball player (born 1998)
- Daron NefcyAmerican writer, producer, actress and animatorborn 1985
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
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