# Darian (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/darian/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys and girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈdɛɹi.ən/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Darien |
| US babies named this | 23,297 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 17,041 / 6,256 (27% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 391, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

A 20th-century invention, possibly based on Darius or Dorian.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 28 | 4,953 |
| 2012 | 15 | 7,921 |
| 2013 | 18 | 6,806 |
| 2014 | 15 | 7,760 |
| 2015 | 24 | 5,512 |
| 2016 | 14 | 8,097 |
| 2017 | 11 | 9,477 |
| 2018 | 19 | 6,316 |
| 2019 | 18 | 6,488 |
| 2020 | 20 | 5,916 |
| 2021 | 10 | 9,735 |
| 2022 | 8 | 11,456 |
| 2023 | 15 | 7,341 |
| 2024 | 14 | 7,687 |
| 2025 | 18 | 6,379 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 333 | 695 |
| 2012 | 314 | 739 |
| 2013 | 290 | 774 |
| 2014 | 288 | 798 |
| 2015 | 296 | 788 |
| 2016 | 266 | 846 |
| 2017 | 274 | 820 |
| 2018 | 266 | 837 |
| 2019 | 230 | 939 |
| 2020 | 273 | 835 |
| 2021 | 227 | 977 |
| 2022 | 231 | 976 |
| 2023 | 209 | 1,046 |
| 2024 | 264 | 896 |
| 2025 | 254 | 928 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 12 | 1,434 |
| 1997 | 8 | 1,958 |
| 1998 | 5 | 2,701 |
| 1999 | 5 | 2,770 |
| 2000 | 6 | 2,416 |
| 2001 | 5 | 2,783 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 6 | 2,892 |
| 2012 | 14 | 1,669 |
| 2013 | 10 | 2,055 |
| 2014 | 9 | 2,248 |
| 2015 | 21 | 1,236 |
| 2016 | 8 | 2,556 |
| 2017 | 20 | 1,289 |
| 2018 | 17 | 1,455 |
| 2019 | 16 | 1,506 |
| 2020 | 17 | 1,431 |
| 2021 | 19 | 1,329 |
| 2022 | 20 | 1,314 |
| 2023 | 21 | 1,272 |
| 2024 | 20 | 1,322 |
| 2025 | 19 | 1,406 |

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.