Duron
Masculine
Duron is a boy's name close to the surname Duran and the first name Darren. The Duran most people know is a band, which took its name from a mad scientist in a science-fiction film.
How old is the name Duron?
Duron first appears in US birth records in 1961 — 64 years ago. The typical Duron alive today was born around 1989, making them about 36 years old. About 600 people named Duron are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Duron most popular?
Duron peaked in 1977, reaching #2270 nationally. See the whole 1977 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Duron
In the film Barbarella, Jane Fonda's space heroine searches for a scientist called Durand Durand, the inventor of a deadly weapon; a group of young musicians in Birmingham, England, borrowed his name, spelled it Duran Duran, and became one of the biggest bands of the video age. Duron, the name, came from Duran and Darren. It is short and strong.
Meaningnot established
Not established
Duron may be Duran or Darren respelled, and nothing records which.
Pronouncing Duron
duh-RON
Two syllables with the stress on the second; some say DUR-un.
Nicknames for Duron
Limited
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1961
- Most boys named
- 199124 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2270reached in 1977
- Change vs 2016
- +60.0%8 in 2017, from 5
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Durons among us
people named Duron are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Duron sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- Short and strong.
- Rare, so a Duron is unlikely to meet another.
- Easy to say.
- People will write Duran or Durant.
- The stress varies.
- It has no documented meaning of its own.
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Frequently asked
- How many Durons are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 600 people named Duron are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Duron in 2025?
- Duron is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 boy names.
- Will my child share the name Duron with classmates?
- Duron will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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