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Darius

Boy Persian #728 in 2023

Darius is a boy name of Persian origin.

Meaning of Darius

Darius is an English-rendered masculine given name of Persian origin, derived from the original name Dariush.

Popularity of Darius

Popularity, 1880–2023

365 births in 2023

1880 2023

53,334 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023.

Peak year

1994

2,184 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Falling

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

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Girl · Persian

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Girl · Ancient Greek

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Girl · Italian

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Popular from the 1940s to the 1970s, first in the USA, then in the UK

Boy · Ancient Greek

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Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Summary adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.