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Darron

Darron: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“great”
Origin
English
Say it
DAIR-ən · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys

Usually treated as a variant of Darren/Daron. The deeper etymology of Darren is not fully certain, but a common view connects it to Irish surname material related to Ó Dairín, from dair meaning 'oak'.

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How popular is Darron?

20245.1 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Darron in 202417

Peak year1965

Total US babies since 18806,177

Darron is fading: recent use is about 48% of its level ten years before.

Names like Darron

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Darrengreat · Irish
  • Darenuncertain · Unknown
  • Darringreat · English
  • Darinlittle great one · English
  • Darongift · Hebrew
  • Deronmodern variant of Darren or Daron · American (modern coinage)
  • JackGod is gracious · English
  • Hudsonson of Hudd · English

Darron questions

What does the name Darron mean?

Darron means "great". It comes from English. Usually treated as a variant of Darren/Daron. The deeper etymology of Darren is not fully certain, but a common view connects it to Irish surname material related to Ó Dairín, from dair meaning 'oak'.

Is Darron a boy or girl name?

Darron is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Darron?

17 US babies were named Darron in 2024. Its peak year was 1965.

How do you pronounce Darron?

Darron is usually pronounced DAIR-ən.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.