Mostly boys · peaked in 1994
Darian name popularity since 1925
23,297 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Darian (26.9% girls, 73.1% boys). Half of them were born in 1998 or earlier, so the typical Darian is about 28 years old in 2026. Darian peaked in 1994 as the #358 name for boys, and it ranked #928 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 23,297
- Named Darian, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #928
- for boys in 2025 (254 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 73.1% boys
- 6,256 girls · 17,041 boys
- Most popular in
- Florida
- 2.15× its national share
Peak year is the year Darian made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Darian births per year, 1925–2025
1994 was the biggest year for Darian both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Steepest fall: Between 1974 and 1979, Darian's share of baby boys fell by 40%, from 1 in 9,360 to 1 in 15,500.
- Fastest rise: Between 1988 and 1993, it became 5.5× more common, from 1 in 19,100 baby boys to 1 in 3,470.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Darian's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Darian.
Decade by decade
Babies named Darian in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 7 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 19 | 6 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 54 | 21 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 91 | 487 | #901 |
| 1970s | 120 | 1,623 | #692 |
| 1980s | 158 | 925 | #1,012 |
| 1990s | 4,282 | 5,048 | #394 |
| 2000s | 1,249 | 4,529 | #605 |
| 2010s | 198 | 2,937 | #788 |
| 2020–25 | 85 | 1,458 | #928 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 boys got the name.
Generation fingerprint
43.0% of babies named Darian from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Darian is most popular
The index compares Darian's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Darian.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Florida | 2.15× | 1,487 |
| Colorado | 2.08× | 491 |
| Arizona | 1.98× | 492 |
| Texas | 1.62× | 2,427 |
| Maryland | 1.61× | 469 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Darian and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Darian (this page) | 17,041 | 1994 |
| Darien | 10,977 | 1994 |
| Darion | 7,212 | 1994 |
| Darrian | 3,452 | 1994 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Darian's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Darian.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Darian (1994).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data