# Darius (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/darius/  
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 |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈdæɹi.əs/, 3 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 54,278 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 54,006 / 272 (1% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 2,348, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Dārīus, from Ancient Greek Δᾱρεῖος (Dāreîos), from Old Persian 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎢𐏁 (Dārayauš), shortened form of 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 (Dārayavaʰuš); see there for more.

## 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10 | 8,024 |
| 1991 | 7 | 10,531 |
| 1992 | 12 | 7,148 |
| 1993 | 11 | 7,623 |
| 1994 | 16 | 5,781 |
| 1995 | 15 | 6,035 |
| 1996 | 13 | 6,816 |
| 1997 | 14 | 6,568 |
| 1998 | 7 | 11,413 |
| 2000 | 6 | 13,585 |
| 2001 | 7 | 12,380 |
| 2002 | 5 | 16,048 |
| 2004 | 7 | 13,096 |
| 2005 | 5 | 17,140 |
| 2007 | 6 | 15,988 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 766 | 380 |
| 2012 | 730 | 399 |
| 2013 | 718 | 410 |
| 2014 | 614 | 473 |
| 2015 | 579 | 502 |
| 2016 | 584 | 511 |
| 2017 | 584 | 495 |
| 2018 | 553 | 510 |
| 2019 | 491 | 567 |
| 2020 | 469 | 592 |
| 2021 | 434 | 636 |
| 2022 | 402 | 679 |
| 2023 | 367 | 723 |
| 2024 | 344 | 746 |
| 2025 | 322 | 788 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 47 | 681 |
| 2012 | 67 | 542 |
| 2013 | 69 | 532 |
| 2014 | 87 | 455 |
| 2015 | 106 | 399 |
| 2016 | 124 | 373 |
| 2017 | 157 | 319 |
| 2018 | 159 | 304 |
| 2019 | 172 | 283 |
| 2020 | 139 | 331 |
| 2021 | 133 | 340 |
| 2022 | 127 | 340 |
| 2023 | 103 | 389 |
| 2024 | 90 | 448 |
| 2025 | 81 | 478 |

## In other languages

- Arabic: دَارَا, دَارِيُوس, دَارِيُوش
- Armenian: Դարեհ
- Bulgarian: Дарий
- Catalan: Darios
- Chinese: 大流士, 德流士
- Danish: Dareios
- Dutch: Darius
- Estonian: Dareios
- Finnish: Dareios
- French: Darius
- Georgian: დარიოსი
- German: Dareios, Darius
- Greek: Δαρείος
- Hebrew: דריווש \ דָּרְיָוֶשׁ
- Hindi: दारा, दारयबहु
- Hungarian: Dareiosz, Dárajavaus
- Irish: Dáirias
- Italian: Dario
- Japanese: ダレイオス, ダーレイオス
- Latin: Darius

## People named Darius

- Darius Milhaud, French composer (1892–1974)
- Darius Vassell, English association football player (born 1980)
- Darius Garland, American basketball player (born 2000)
- Darius the Mede, biblical character (Book of Daniel), ancient king
- Darius Morris, American basketball player (1991–2024)
- Darius Miles, American basketball player (born 1981)
- Darius Bazley, American basketball player (born 2000)
- Darius Rucker, American singer-songwriter
- Darius McCrary, actor
- Darius Johnson-Odom, American basketball player (born 1989)
- Darius Miller, American basketball player (born 1990)
- Darius Adams, American basketball player (born 1989)

## 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.