Darrian
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- DAR-ee-an
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #5,606 for boys
Darrian is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 5,606th for boys in the US (16 babies).
Where does Darrian come from?
Modern: spelling of Darian, influenced by Darius and Darren
Is Darrian a girl's or a boy's name?
Darrian is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 16 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Darrian in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 6 boys.
Darrian in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | #6,258 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,237 |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,170 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,109 |
| 1996 | 6 | #1,840 |
How popular is Darrian in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,606among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 16about 1 in 110,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 39% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 16 boys in the US were named Darrian, making it the 5,606th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,137th. Its busiest year was 1994, with 190 boys. It first appears in the records in 1960.
Half of all the boys named Darrian in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 480 boys in the US were given Darrian or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #578, up from #5,606 for this spelling alone.
In 2015, 15% of the babies named Darrian in the US were girls.
Darrian in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | #5,606 |
| 2024 | 20 | #4,886 |
| 2023 | 13 | #6,512 |
| 2022 | 12 | #6,822 |
| 2021 | 24 | #4,243 |
| 2020 | 24 | #4,137 |
| 2019 | 24 | #4,226 |
| 2018 | 32 | #3,442 |
| 2017 | 46 | #2,671 |
| 2016 | 50 | #2,518 |
| 2015 | 39 | #2,965 |
| 2014 | 38 | #2,983 |
| 2013 | 39 | #2,893 |
| 2012 | 57 | #2,269 |
| 2011 | 68 | #1,998 |
| 2010 | 78 | #1,849 |
| 2009 | 76 | #1,888 |
| 2008 | 76 | #1,899 |
| 2007 | 105 | #1,509 |
| 2006 | 110 | #1,417 |
| 2005 | 90 | #1,552 |
| 2004 | 84 | #1,562 |
| 2003 | 98 | #1,371 |
| 2002 | 106 | #1,278 |
| 2001 | 117 | #1,169 |
| 2000 | 127 | #1,105 |
| 1999 | 149 | #964 |
| 1998 | 150 | #938 |
| 1997 | 141 | #949 |
| 1996 | 150 | #893 |
| 1995 | 148 | #900 |
| 1994 | 190 | #762 |
| 1993 | 165 | #821 |
| 1992 | 90 | #1,158 |
| 1991 | 68 | #1,362 |
| 1990 | 64 | #1,390 |
| 1989 | 66 | #1,344 |
| 1988 | 41 | #1,701 |
| 1987 | 27 | #2,165 |
| 1986 | 19 | #2,681 |
| 1985 | 20 | #2,503 |
| 1984 | 22 | #2,291 |
| 1983 | 29 | #1,863 |
| 1982 | 13 | #3,281 |
| 1981 | 18 | #2,568 |
| 1980 | 28 | #1,965 |
| 1979 | 24 | #2,104 |
| 1978 | 21 | #2,205 |
| 1977 | 11 | #3,384 |
| 1976 | 23 | #2,053 |
| 1975 | 9 | #3,657 |
| 1974 | 13 | #2,797 |
| 1973 | 20 | #2,035 |
| 1972 | 21 | #1,966 |
| 1971 | 29 | #1,636 |
| 1970 | 19 | #2,057 |
| 1969 | 16 | #2,129 |
| 1968 | 11 | #2,575 |
| 1967 | 7 | #3,229 |
| 1966 | 14 | #2,131 |
| 1965 | 24 | #1,594 |
| 1964 | 7 | #3,281 |
| 1963 | 5 | #4,047 |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 6 | #3,650 |
| 1960 | 5 | #4,036 |
Names like Darrian
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Declan Kayden Ronan Brody Finn Kian Dylan Aiden Ryan Conan Keegan Rian
Other spellings of Darrian
Names related to Darrian
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya Oaklynn
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, “Darrian: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/darrian, updated 20 October 2026.