Darrian
Darrian was the 5662nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 16 babies. Its best year was 1994, when it ranked 766th with 190 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,684 places. More babies were named Darrian in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Darian) Origin not documented
- Rank in 2025
- #5,662 boys, down 1,494 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 16boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1994190 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,423babies recorded
What does the name Darrian mean?
Darrian is a spelling of Darian, pronounced the same way, so it shares Darian's meaning and origin.
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
Darrian popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | #5,662 | — | 16 |
| 2020 | — | #4,168 | — | 24 |
| 2010 | #17,669 | #1,856 | 5 | 78 |
| 2000 | #4,095 | #1,108 | 30 | 127 |
| 1990 | #7,429 | #1,398 | 11 | 64 |
| 1980 | — | #1,971 | — | 28 |
| 1970 | — | #2,077 | — | 19 |
| 1960 | — | #4,157 | — | 5 |
| 1950 | — | — | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Darrian, counting every spelling?
Darrian is a spelling of Darian, a name family that ranked #856 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #5,662 for Darrian 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 Darrian?
16 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Darrian (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Darrian 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 529 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Darrian.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Darrian?
About 3,300 people born in the US named Darrian are alive today, with a median age of 27; half are between 20 and 33. That makes Darrian 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.
Darrian by state
How common Darrian was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 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 Darrian: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Darrian, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Darrian
How popular is the name Darrian?
Darrian was the 5662nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 16 babies. Its best year was 1994, when it ranked 766th with 190 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,684 places. More babies were named Darrian in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Darrian a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Darrian in the US.
Where is Darrian most popular?
In 2021–2025, Darrian was most common in Florida (0.01 per 1,000 boys).