Darius
Latin form of the Greek Dareios, which rendered the Old Persian Darayavaush, understood as holding firm the good. Three kings of Persia bore it.
Darius in 2025
Darius was given to 322 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 1,607th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 10,296 babies born.
The history of Darius
Darius reached its highest point in 1994, when 2,200 babies were given the name, ranking 301st that year. Its best-ever ranking was 294th, in 1991.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 54,278 babies have been named Darius. Half of them were born before 1996, which places the name's centre of gravity with Millennials.
Darius by decade
| Decade | Babies named Darius | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 22 | 1,137 |
| 1890s | 10 | 2,418 |
| 1910s | 128 | 2,658 |
| 1920s | 178 | 3,020 |
| 1930s | 170 | 2,677 |
| 1940s | 252 | 2,400 |
| 1950s | 587 | 1,974 |
| 1960s | 1,356 | 1,175 |
| 1970s | 3,178 | 806 |
| 1980s | 7,269 | 380 |
| 1990s | 19,770 | 294 |
| 2000s | 12,472 | 423 |
| 2010s | 6,548 | 683 |
| 2020s | 2,338 | 1,209 |
Where Darius is heading
Darius has fallen 44% over the past decade, from 579 babies in 2015 to 322 in 2025.
Names like Darius
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Darius.