Darrius Boy
How popular is Darrius?
#3,948 boy name in 2025
27 baby boys were named Darrius in the US in 2025, making it the 3948th most popular boy name.
Darrius popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #3,948 for boys (▼ 615 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 27 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-65% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,870 in 2015, #2,391 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1994 (319 boys) |
| Highest rank | #542 in 1989 |
| First recorded | 1962 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Darrius 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 Darrius is most popular
Babies named Darrius per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (16 boys)
- North Carolina: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 boys)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (14 boys)
Darrius by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 74 | #1,976 |
| 1970s | 330 | #1,108 |
| 1980s | 1,298 | #542 |
| 1990s | 2,801 | #568 |
| 2000s | 2,021 | #674 |
| 2010s | 918 | #1,200 |
| 2020s | 247 | #2,391 |
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Questions
- Is Darrius a boy or girl name?
- Darrius is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Darrius were boys.
- How popular is the name Darrius?
- 27 baby boys were named Darrius in the US in 2025, making it the 3948th most popular boy name.
- When was Darrius most popular?
- Darrius peaked in 1994, when 319 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #542 in 1989.
- How many people are named Darrius?
- 7,689 babies have been named Darrius in the US since 1880. We estimate about 7,460 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 29.
- Where is Darrius most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Darrius was most common in Florida, at 0.0 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.