Daaron
Combination of the names Darius and Aaron, potentially meaning "wealthy" and "high mountain".
Name Census estimates that about 303 living Americans carry the first name Daaron. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Daaron today is around 22 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Daaron births was 1994 (15 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Daaron. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Daaron with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
303
~ 1 in 1,131,202 Americans
Peak year
1994
15 babies that year
Average age
22
years old
2024 SSA rank
#8,430
Tracked since 1969
Census
Daaron in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 250 people with the first name Daaron, which placed it at #33,212 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#33,212
National first-name rank
People counted
250
250 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
64.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Daaron
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Daaron is Black at 64.0%. The next largest groups are White (21.2%) and Hispanic (10.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Daaron described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Daaron at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American64.0% · 160
- White21.2% · 53
- Hispanic or Latino10.0% · 25
- Two or more races3.2% · 8
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.8% · 2
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 2
Popularity
Daaron: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Daaron from the 1960s through to the 2020s, spanning 7 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 92 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1990s peak, Daaron remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Daaron by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Daaron during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Daaron
The name Daaron is of Hebrew origin, derived from the biblical name Daron, which means "bearer of good news" or "messenger." It is believed to have originated around the 6th century BCE in the Middle East, particularly in the region of ancient Israel.
The earliest recorded mention of the name Daron can be found in the Hebrew Bible, where it is used as a name for a minor character. However, it is possible that the name was in use even earlier, as many ancient Hebrew names have their roots in older Semitic languages.
Over the centuries, the name underwent various spelling variations, including Daran, Darin, and eventually Daaron. The addition of the letter "a" at the beginning is believed to be a modern adaptation, possibly influenced by other names of similar origin.
One of the earliest known individuals with the name Daaron was a Jewish scholar and philosopher who lived in the 10th century CE in the Iberian Peninsula. His writings on ethics and theology were influential during the Golden Age of Jewish culture in Muslim Spain.
In the 12th century, a prominent rabbi and Torah commentator named Daaron ben Isaac was born in Rashi, France. His works on Jewish law and Talmudic interpretation were widely studied and respected throughout Europe.
During the Renaissance period, a Italian painter named Daaron Bartolomeo flourished in the city of Florence. He was known for his vibrant frescoes depicting religious and mythological scenes, some of which can still be found in churches and palaces across Italy.
In the 18th century, a German composer and musician named Daaron Bach, a distant relative of the famous Johann Sebastian Bach, gained recognition for his instrumental works and compositions for the harpsichord.
More recently, in the late 20th century, Daaron Williams was an American basketball player who played in the NBA for several teams, including the Chicago Bulls and the Los Angeles Clippers, between 1990 and 2005.
These are just a few examples of individuals who have carried the name Daaron throughout history, each leaving their mark in various fields and contributing to the rich tapestry of cultures and societies across the globe.
People
Daaron + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Daaron as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with D
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Daaron: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Daaron?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 303 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Daaron going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,131,202 US residents.
Is Daaron a common name?
We classify Daaron as "Very Rare". It ranks above 79.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 309 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Daaron most popular?
The single biggest year for Daaron was 1994, when 15 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Daaron is about 22 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Daaron in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 250 people with the name Daaron, or 0.08 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #33,212 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Daaron in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Daaron?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Daaron leans strongly male. 241 people counted with this name were male (98.0%), compared with 5 female bearers (2.0%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Daaron?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Daaron is Black at 64.0%. The next largest groups are White (21.2%) and Hispanic (10.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Daaron most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Daaron in the 2020 Census, accounting for 64.0% (160 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Daaron in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Daaron a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Daaron in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Daaron still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Daaron in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Daaron can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Daaron?
For a quick modern take, check how many Americans are named Daaron on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org.