Given name & surname
Darron
“a great man”·“a gift from God”·“the great one”
Darron is a variant of Darren. Interpretations include “a great man” and “a gift from God”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts. Darron is a variant of Daron. Interpretations include “the great one” and “from a small rocky hill”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Darron is a variant of Darren. Interpretations include “a great man” and “a gift from God”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts. Darron is a variant of Daron. Interpretations include “the great one” and “from a small rocky hill”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Darron is a variant of Darren. A possible origin is English, although the derivation remains uncertain. Darron is a variant of Daron. Daron has been associated with Irish and English naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
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
Darron through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6,190
- 6,190 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1965
- 372 babies
- 2025
- 12
- #6,895 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −44%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 12 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,895 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 43.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 372 in 1965. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,669 as a first name in 2020; 134 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.
Darron’s family of names
Darron has a related form in Darren. Darron has a related form in Daron.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Darron
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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