Darian
Darian was the 928th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 254 babies. Its best year was 1994, when it ranked 358th with 674 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 140 places. More babies were named Darian in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Meaning Origin not documented
Say it DAIR-ee-un /ˈdɛriən/
- Rank in 2025
- #928 boys, down 93 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 254boys
- Girls and boys
- 5% girls, 95% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1994674 babies
- Total since 1880
- 23,297babies recorded
What does the name Darian mean?
Darian is a 20th-century name with no settled origin. Wiktionary calls it a coinage, perhaps modeled on Darius or Dorian, and it appears in US birth records from the late 1930s for both boys and girls. Neither link is documented for Darian itself, so no meaning is given here.
How sure is this? Not documented. A modern coinage; Darius and Dorian are suggested models only.
Related names: Darien, Darion, Darius, Dorian.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Darian', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (usage history only), US Social Security Administration
Darian popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,379 | #928 | 18 | 254 |
| 2020 | #5,916 | #835 | 20 | 273 |
| 2010 | #4,124 | #638 | 36 | 380 |
| 2000 | #870 | #415 | 253 | 599 |
| 1990 | #2,746 | #632 | 42 | 259 |
| 1980 | #8,355 | #929 | 7 | 92 |
| 1970 | #3,331 | #566 | 19 | 206 |
| 1960 | #4,238 | #1,920 | 10 | 18 |
| 1950 | — | — | — | — |
| 1940 | #4,498 | — | 5 | — |
| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Darian, counting every spelling?
Darian is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #856 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #928 for Darian on its own. Together these spellings went to 270 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darian | 254 | #928 | 1,185 |
| Darrian | 16 | #5,662 | 85 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Darian?
254 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Darian (0.07 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Darian born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 33 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Darian.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Darian?
About 16,400 people born in the US named Darian are alive today, with a median age of 25; half are between 16 and 33. That makes Darian mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Darian by state
How common Darian was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Arizona (2.4×), Texas (1.9×), Colorado (1.8×), Florida (1.7×), California (1.6×). In 28 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Darian: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Darian, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Darian · Sibling names for Darian
Questions about the name Darian
How popular is the name Darian?
Darian was the 928th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 254 babies. Its best year was 1994, when it ranked 358th with 674 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 140 places. More babies were named Darian in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Darian a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 5% girls, 95% boys given the name Darian in the US.
Where is Darian most popular?
In 2021–2025, Darian was most common in Arizona (0.33 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and Colorado.