Daryus
Boy · duh-RYE-us · Persian
Daryus is a boys' name of Persian origin, meaning “holding firm the good”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Daryus mean?
Persian: respelling of Darius
“holding firm the good”
A respelling of Darius, the name of several kings of ancient Persia.
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- duh-RYE-us
Is Daryus a girl's or a boy's name?
Daryus is a boys' name.
How popular is Daryus in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 16 boys. It first appears in the records in 1989.
Half of all the boys named Daryus in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Daryus in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6 | #10,855 |
| 2021 | 6 | #10,794 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 7 | #9,750 |
| 2018 | 10 | #7,613 |
| 2017 | 8 | #8,835 |
| 2016 | 9 | #8,141 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,650 |
| 2012 | 13 | #6,300 |
| 2011 | 13 | #6,250 |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2008 | 12 | #6,758 |
| 2007 | 10 | #7,586 |
| 2006 | 13 | #6,090 |
| 2005 | 15 | #5,273 |
| 2004 | 15 | #5,241 |
| 2003 | 15 | #5,030 |
| 2002 | 13 | #5,388 |
| 2001 | 10 | #6,438 |
| 2000 | 15 | #4,779 |
| 1999 | 16 | #4,336 |
| 1998 | 13 | #4,868 |
| 1997 | 13 | #4,663 |
| 1996 | 16 | #4,016 |
| 1995 | 7 | #6,985 |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,366 |
| 1993 | 7 | #6,809 |
| 1992 | 8 | #6,120 |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,263 |
| 1990 | 8 | #5,816 |
| 1989 | 6 | #6,934 |
Names like Daryus
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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