Boys' name · peaked in 1994
Darius name popularity since 1925
54,028 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Darius. Half of them were born in 1997 or earlier, so the typical Darius is about 29 years old in 2026. Darius peaked in 1994 as the #155 name for boys, and it ranked #788 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 54,028
- Named Darius, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #788
- for boys in 2025 (322 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.5% boys
- 272 girls · 53,756 boys
- Most popular in
- District of Columbia
- 2.68× its national share
Peak year is the year Darius 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.
Darius births per year, 1925–2025
1994 was the biggest year for Darius both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1985 and 1990, Darius became 3× more common, from 1 in 3,030 baby boys to 1 in 1,010.
- Steepest fall: Between 1998 and 2003, its share of baby boys fell by 41%, from 1 in 897 to 1 in 1,530.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Darius's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Darius.
Decade by decade
Babies named Darius 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 | 88 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 170 | #1,853 |
| 1940s | 0 | 252 | #1,796 |
| 1950s | 0 | 587 | #910 |
| 1960s | 5 | 1,351 | #665 |
| 1970s | 34 | 3,144 | #458 |
| 1980s | 92 | 7,177 | #326 |
| 1990s | 105 | 19,665 | #169 |
| 2000s | 36 | 12,436 | #291 |
| 2010s | 0 | 6,548 | #502 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 2,338 | #788 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
38.5% of babies named Darius from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Millennial years (1981–1996). The full split by generation:
Where Darius is most popular
The index compares Darius'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 Darius.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | 2.68× | 633 |
| Georgia | 2.41× | 3,424 |
| Maryland | 2.26× | 1,768 |
| South Carolina | 2.12× | 1,525 |
| Mississippi | 2.10× | 1,307 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Darius 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Darius (this page) | 53,756 | 1994 |
| Darrius | 7,689 | 1994 |
| Darious | 1,558 | 1993 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Darius's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Darius.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Darius (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