Darius Boy
How popular is Darius?
#788 boy name in 2025
322 baby boys were named Darius in the US in 2025, making it the 788th most popular boy name.
Darius popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #788 for boys (▼ 42 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 322 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-44% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #501 in 2015, #592 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1994 (2,184 boys) |
| Highest rank | #152 in 1990 (2 years at that rank) |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Darius counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Darius family of names ranked #706 for boys in 2025 (#672 the year before), with 349 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Darius | 322 | 92% |
| Darrius | 27 | 8% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Darius is most popular
Babies named Darius per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Mississippi: 0.5 per 1,000 (29 boys)
- Louisiana: 0.5 per 1,000 (47 boys)
- Maryland: 0.4 per 1,000 (50 boys)
- Georgia: 0.4 per 1,000 (98 boys)
- Washington: 0.3 per 1,000 (55 boys)
Darius by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 22 | #600 |
| 1890s | 10 | #1,065 |
| 1910s | 128 | #1,313 |
| 1920s | 178 | #1,516 |
| 1930s | 170 | #1,323 |
| 1940s | 252 | #1,110 |
| 1950s | 587 | #849 |
| 1960s | 1,351 | #529 |
| 1970s | 3,144 | #374 |
| 1980s | 7,177 | #194 |
| 1990s | 19,665 | #152 |
| 2000s | 12,436 | #218 |
| 2010s | 6,548 | #337 |
| 2020s | 2,338 | #592 |
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Questions
- Is Darius a boy or girl name?
- Darius is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Darius were boys.
- How popular is the name Darius?
- 322 baby boys were named Darius in the US in 2025, making it the 788th most popular boy name.
- When was Darius most popular?
- Darius peaked in 1994, when 2,184 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #152, held for 2 years starting in 1990.
- How many people are named Darius?
- 54,278 babies have been named Darius in the US since 1880. We estimate about 51,780 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 29.
- Where is Darius most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Darius was most common in Mississippi, at 0.5 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.