Darion
Darion is a masculine name; variants include Darian and Darien. Notable people with the name include:
- English
Meaning & Origin of Darion
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Darion is a masculine name; variants include Darian and Darien. Notable people with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Darion
As a girl name
Darion first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1991, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1994: 95 births, good for #1,594 nationwide. About 83% of every Darion on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Darion last appeared in the published SSA data in 2012, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 561 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Darion on the record books as a boy name in 1957, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1994, when 373 Darions were born — ranking #524 that year. About 36% of every Darion on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Darion ranks #3,175 for boys with 38 births, falling sharply (-37%). All told, over 7K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Darion
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Darion. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Darion
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About the name Darion
Darion is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1957 and has accumulated 7K births in the dataset. Darion's peak popularity came in 1994 when it ranked #524. Use the chart and map above to compare Darion's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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