Daryan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- DAR-yan
- Origin
- Persian
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,065 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #6,140 for boys
Daryan is a boys' name of Persian origin. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies) and 6,140th for boys in the US (14 babies).
Where does Daryan come from?
Persian: probably linked to Darius or Persian darya 'sea'
Is Daryan a girl's or a boy's name?
Daryan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK and 14 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Daryan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,065th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3 about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 5% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Daryan, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2018, with 11 boys.
2025 had fewer boys named Daryan than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Daryan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Daryan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 11 | #2,149 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 8 | #2,678 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,179 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 10 | #2,231 |
| 2018 | 11 | #2,088 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,191 |
| 2016 | 5 | #3,655 |
| 2015 | 8 | #2,614 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 8 | #2,541 |
| 2012 | 10 | #2,230 |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 7 | #2,775 |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 1 | #4,870 |
How popular is Daryan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 6,140th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 14 about 1 in 120,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 16% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 14 boys in the US were named Daryan, making it the 6,140th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,029th. Its busiest year was 2010, with 31 boys. It first appears in the records in 1987.
Half of all the boys named Daryan in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 1994, 73% of the babies named Daryan in the US were girls. By 2007 it was 20%, with more boys than girls since 2000.
Daryan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #6,140 |
| 2024 | 21 | #4,697 |
| 2023 | 15 | #5,922 |
| 2022 | 10 | #7,762 |
| 2021 | 12 | #6,693 |
| 2020 | 11 | #7,029 |
| 2019 | 18 | #5,149 |
| 2018 | 14 | #6,032 |
| 2017 | 17 | #5,293 |
| 2016 | 15 | #5,785 |
| 2015 | 12 | #6,671 |
| 2014 | 16 | #5,481 |
| 2013 | 20 | #4,619 |
| 2012 | 15 | #5,714 |
| 2011 | 18 | #4,981 |
| 2010 | 31 | #3,452 |
| 2009 | 20 | #4,746 |
| 2008 | 12 | #6,758 |
| 2007 | 28 | #3,685 |
| 2006 | 24 | #3,998 |
| 2005 | 20 | #4,321 |
| 2004 | 13 | #5,807 |
| 2003 | 14 | #5,265 |
| 2002 | 24 | #3,549 |
| 2001 | 17 | #4,470 |
| 2000 | 20 | #3,916 |
| 1999 | 18 | #3,981 |
| 1998 | 16 | #4,193 |
| 1997 | 12 | #4,954 |
| 1996 | 15 | #4,179 |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
| 1994 | 14 | #4,284 |
| 1993 | 14 | #4,220 |
| 1992 | 11 | #4,864 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,171 |
| 1989 | 6 | #6,934 |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,264 |
| 1987 | 5 | #6,945 |
Names like Daryan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Finn, Kayden, Brody, Aryan, Ronan, Aiden, Rowan, Aarav, River, Kian, Arjan, Caelan
Names related to Daryan
Darian, Darin, Daren, Daryn, Darran, Darrian, Darryn, Daron, Darwyn
More Persian names
Jasper, Esther, Jasmine, Casper, Cyrus, Yasmin, Darius, Zorawar, Kiyan, Rumi, Yasmine, Kasper, Mahnoor, Dario, Arian, Arman
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, “Daryan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/daryan, updated 20 October 2026.