Darrius
Darrius was the 3971st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 27 babies. Its best year was 1989, when it ranked 543rd; the most babies were born in 1994 (319). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,094 places. More babies were named Darrius in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Darius) holding firm the good (Old Persian) · Old Persian, Greek, Latin
- Rank in 2025
- #3,971 boys, down 1,571 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 27boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1994319 babies
- Total since 1880
- 7,689babies recorded
What does the name Darrius mean?
Darrius is a spelling of Darius, pronounced the same way, so it shares Darius's meaning and origin.
Darius is the Latin form of Old Persian Dārayavahuš, the name of several Persian kings of the 6th to 4th centuries BC. Wiktionary traces it through Greek Dareios and explains the Old Persian name as a verb meaning to hold plus a word for good: roughly "holder of the good." Wiktionary gives several English pronunciations, including DAIR-ee-us and duh-RYE-us. Darius has been used in the US since 1880.
Dārayavahuš (Old Persian, “Darius”)dārayatiy (Old Persian, “to hold”)*vahu (Old Persian, “good”)
How sure is this? Probable. Wiktionary only; the Old Persian analysis is reconstructed.
Related names: Dario, Dariusz, Daryush.
See also: Persian names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Darius' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry '𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁' (Old Persian section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
Darrius popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,971 | 27 |
| 2020 | #2,400 | 55 |
| 2010 | #1,200 | 149 |
| 2000 | #675 | 264 |
| 1990 | #569 | 317 |
| 1980 | #1,137 | 64 |
| 1970 | #2,137 | 18 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Darrius, counting every spelling?
Darrius is a spelling of Darius, a name family that ranked #729 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,971 for Darrius on its own. Together these spellings went to 349 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darius | 322 | #788 | 1,869 |
| Darrius | 27 | #3,971 | 192 |
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 Darrius?
27 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Darrius (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Darrius 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 310 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Darrius.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Darrius?
About 7,400 people born in the US named Darrius are alive today, with a median age of 29; half are between 20 and 36. That makes Darrius 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.
Darrius by state
How common Darrius was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 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 Darrius: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Darrius, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Darrius
What does Darrius mean?
Darrius is a spelling of Darius, which means “holding firm the good (Old Persian)” (Old Persian, Greek, Latin origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Darrius?
Darrius was the 3971st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 27 babies. Its best year was 1989, when it ranked 543rd; the most babies were born in 1994 (319). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,094 places. More babies were named Darrius in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Darrius a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Darrius in the US.
Where is Darrius most popular?
In 2021–2025, Darrius was most common in Florida (0.03 per 1,000 boys), followed by North Carolina and Texas.