Dariush
Boy · dah-ree-OOSH · Persian
Dariush is a boys' name of Persian origin, meaning “holding firm the good”. In 2025 it ranked 7,675th for boys in the US (10 babies).
What does Dariush mean?
Persian: Persian form of Darius
“holding firm the good”
The Persian form of Darius, the name of several Achaemenid kings of ancient Persia.
- Say it
- dah-ree-OOSH
Is Dariush a girl's or a boy's name?
Dariush is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 10 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Dariush in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 7 boys.
Half of all the boys named Dariush in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2014. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Dariush in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #3,655 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,386 |
| 2005 | 5 | #2,885 |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 1 | #4,262 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 1 | #3,925 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Dariush in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #7,675among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 10about 1 in 170,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 10 boys in the US were named Dariush, making it the 7,675th most popular name for boys. It first appears in the records in 1978.
2025 had the most boys named Dariush of any year since it first appeared, in 1978.
Half of all the boys named Dariush in the US since 1880 were born between 1990 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Dariush in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #7,675 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 8 | #8,916 |
| 2022 | 5 | #12,322 |
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,546 |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,169 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,529 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,524 |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,472 |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,259 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 5 | #8,861 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 7 | #6,511 |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,171 |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,222 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,311 |
| 1983 | 6 | #5,481 |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,383 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,054 |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,769 |
Names like Dariush
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Devansh Dhruv Aarav Shivansh Armaan Aviraj Yuvraj Krish Gurfateh Daksh River Avi
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