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Darius

Gender
Boy
Say it
DAR-ee-us
Origin
Persian
UK rank, 2025
#481 for boys
US rank, 2025
#788 for boys

Darius is a boys' name of Persian origin, meaning “possessing goodness”. In 2025 it ranked 481st for boys in the UK (89 babies) and 788th for boys in the US (322 babies).

What does Darius mean?

Persian: Latin form of Old Persian Darayavaush

“possessing goodness”

Darius the Great ruled the Persian Empire at its height; his invasion of Greece was defeated at Marathon in 490 BC.

More on Wiktionary.

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

Darius is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 89 boys in the UK and 322 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.

How popular is Darius in the UK?

Rank in 2025
#481among boys
Babies in 2025
89about 1 in 3,400 boys
Five-year trend
Fallingdown 39% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 89 boys in the UK were named Darius, making it the 481st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 357th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 180 boys.

It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 6 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Darius than any year since 2013.

Half of all the boys named Darius in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2020. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.

Among boys in 2025, it was 478th in England and Wales, 560th in Scotland and 395th in Northern Ireland.

1996Busiest: 180 in 20192025
Darius in the UK, year by year
YearBoysRank
202589#481
202497#458
2023107#423
2022130#368
2021137#364
2020141#357
2019180#303
2018162#331
2017162#343
2016124#404
2015112#421
201491#493
201372#556
201269#576
201149#721
201057#639
200948#711
200837#837
200738#796
200634#823
200523#1,033
200424#954
200330#773
200223#865
200151#460
200074#371
199979#355
199872#367
199763#403
199665#376

How popular is Darius in the US?

Rank in 2025
#788among boys
Babies in 2025
322about 1 in 5,300 boys
Five-year trend
Fallingdown 32% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 322 boys in the US were named Darius, making it the 788th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 592nd. Its busiest year was 1994, with 2,184 boys.

It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 8 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Darius than any year since 1976.

Half of all the boys named Darius in the US since 1880 were born between 1990 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 349 boys in the US were given Darius or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #702, up from #788 for this spelling alone.

1880Busiest: 2,184 in 19942025
Darius in the US, year by year
YearBoysRank
2025322#788
2024344#746
2023367#723
2022402#679
2021434#636
2020469#592
2019491#567
2018553#510
2017584#495
2016584#511
2015579#501
2014614#473
2013718#410
2012730#399
2011766#380
2010929#337
2009956#333
20081,052#318
20071,090#306
20061,244#278
20051,134#291
20041,117#284
20031,289#255
20021,422#237
20011,568#218
20001,564#220
19991,703#199
19982,131#162
19971,890#177
19961,768#182
19951,932#169
19942,184#155
19931,983#161
19921,923#164
19912,118#152
19902,033#152
19891,504#194
1988948#249
1987902#253
1986650#313
1985609#326
1984601#321
1983489#361
1982493#362
1981484#363
1980497#356
1979460#374
1978351#420
1977361#415
1976273#481
1975307#458
1974297#465
1973285#462
1972292#460
1971259#505
1970259#502
1969221#529
1968172#575
1967165#588
1966125#660
1965124#665
1964124#692
1963128#685
1962109#733
196198#775
196085#824
195973#896
195879#849
195777#852
195655#1,007
195567#905
195458#972
195344#1,101
195260#914
195141#1,122
195033#1,255
194929#1,347
194829#1,345
194733#1,270
194639#1,110
194515#1,771
194425#1,327
194319#1,635
194219#1,629
194123#1,411
194021#1,471
193925#1,323
193811#2,185
193720#1,528
193616#1,723
193515#1,837
193418#1,658
193315#1,829
193215#1,922
193116#1,843
193019#1,693
192913#2,198
192814#2,162
192725#1,516
192620#1,720
192516#2,011
192421#1,727
192317#1,940
192220#1,765
192116#2,058
192016#2,051
191917#1,881
191818#1,826
191727#1,322
191616#1,848
191513#2,069
191412#1,867
19139#1,944
19129#1,745
19110–
19107#1,313
19090–
19080–
19070–
19060–
19050–
19040–
19030–
19020–
19010–
19000–
18990–
18980–
18970–
18960–
18950–
18945#1,073
18930–
18925#1,065
18910–
18900–
18890–
18880–
18870–
18866#845
18850–
18840–
18830–
18826#836
18810–
188010#600

Names like Darius

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

Tobias Zachary Elias Gabriel Damian Myles Elijah Hunter Lucas Elliot Austin Isaiah

Other spellings of Darius

Darrius

Names related to Darius

Darsh Daris Dariusz Dariush Darious Dharius Derrius Darris

More Persian names

Jasper Esther Jasmine Casper Cyrus Yasmin Zorawar Kiyan Rumi Yasmine Kasper Mahnoor Dario Arian Arman Armaan

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Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Darius: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/darius, updated 20 October 2026.