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Darian

Boy · DAR-ee-an · Modern

Darian is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,337th for boys in the UK (22 babies) and 927th for boys in the US (254 babies).

Where does Darian come from?

Modern: modern name influenced by Darius and Darren

Say it
DAR-ee-an

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Is Darian a girl's or a boy's name?

Darian is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 22 boys in the UK and 18 girls and 254 boys in the US.

How popular is Darian in the UK?

Rank in 2025
#1,337among boys
Babies in 2025
22about 1 in 14,000 boys
Five-year trend
Steadyup 19% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 22 boys in the UK were named Darian, making it the 1,337th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,412th. Its busiest year was 2015, with 22 boys.

Half of all the boys named Darian in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2021. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.

Girls were 45% of the babies named Darian in the UK in 1996, and 5% in 2018.

Among boys in 2025, it was 1,405th in England and Wales and 762nd in Scotland.

1996Busiest: 22 in 20152025
Darian in the UK, year by year
YearBoysRank
202522#1,337
202420#1,397
202322#1,322
202220#1,404
202121#1,341
202019#1,412
201916#1,608
201819#1,416
201720#1,374
20169#2,468
201522#1,268
20149#2,378
201310#2,176
201214#1,765
20116#3,038
20108#2,534
200911#1,959
200810#2,048
20075#3,231
20067#2,386
20055#2,885
20044#3,147
20036#2,283
200211#1,384
20018#1,690
200011#1,308
19996#1,941
19987#1,727
19975#2,109
199616#940

How popular is Darian in the US?

Rank in 2025
#927among boys
Babies in 2025
254about 1 in 6,700 boys
Five-year trend
Steadydown 5% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 254 boys in the US were named Darian, making it the 927th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 833rd. Its busiest year was 1994, with 674 boys. It first appears in the records in 1939. 18 girls were also named Darian in 2025 (6,324th for girls).

Half of all the boys named Darian in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 480 boys in the US were given Darian or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #578, up from #927 for this spelling alone.

Girls were 35% of the babies named Darian in the US in 1962, and 7% in 2025.

1939Busiest: 674 in 19942025
Darian in the US, year by year
YearBoysRank
2025254#927
2024264#896
2023209#1,044
2022231#975
2021227#977
2020273#833
2019230#939
2018266#837
2017274#820
2016266#845
2015296#788
2014288#795
2013290#774
2012314#738
2011333#695
2010380#636
2009369#663
2008414#606
2007445#577
2006412#597
2005373#604
2004421#547
2003448#523
2002487#478
2001561#433
2000599#415
1999564#416
1998639#387
1997596#394
1996537#420
1995594#394
1994674#358
1993565#411
1992349#546
1991271#617
1990259#630
1989190#712
1988100#960
198782#1,053
198658#1,268
198581#1,010
198480#992
198380#987
198280#1,013
198182#1,002
198092#927
1979111#826
1978153#676
1977177#636
1976149#674
1975143#692
1974168#621
1973156#635
1972148#660
1971212#555
1970206#566
1969157#630
196856#986
196750#1,030
196656#968
196567#897
196426#1,544
196321#1,743
196222#1,712
196114#2,241
196018#1,909
195911#2,529
195810#2,640
19570–
19560–
19550–
19540–
19530–
19520–
19510–
19500–
19490–
19480–
19470–
19466#3,171
19450–
19440–
19430–
19420–
19410–
19400–
19397#2,829

Names like Darian

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Brody Kayden Finn Rian Ronan Rowan Kian Damian Logan Cody Dylan Conan

Other spellings of Darian

Darien Darion Darrien Darrion Darrian

Names related to Darian

Dorian Darwin Darin Drin Daryan Daren Daryn Derian Darrin

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