Darrius
Spelling variant of Darius, the Greek rendering of Old Persian Darayavahush, read as holding firm the good; three Persian kings carried it.
Darrius in 2025
Darrius was given to 27 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 8,489th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 122,790 babies born.
The history of Darrius
Darrius reached its highest point in 1994, when 319 babies were given the name, ranking 1,236th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 1,183rd, in 1989.
Across the 64 years of records since 1962, 7,689 babies have been named Darrius. Half of them were born before 1997, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Darrius by decade
| Decade | Babies named Darrius | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 74 | 4,910 |
| 1970s | 330 | 2,697 |
| 1980s | 1,298 | 1,183 |
| 1990s | 2,801 | 1,226 |
| 2000s | 2,021 | 1,512 |
| 2010s | 918 | 2,667 |
| 2020s | 247 | 5,166 |
Where Darrius is heading
Darrius has fallen 65% over the past decade, from 78 babies in 2015 to 27 in 2025.
Names like Darrius
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Darrius.