Darius

Primarily a boy's name · 99% boys

Meaning

Darius is an English-rendered masculine given name of Persian origin, derived from the original name Dariush.

From Wikipedia

Darius first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 119 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1994 with 2,184 babies (rank #155 that year). In 2024 it was given to 343 boys (rank #746). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Darius

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Darius yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
4Soul urgeThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

53,949

Total babies (all years)

119

Years in the data

2,184

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Darius

Darius IIImonarch · b. 379 BC
Darius IIshah · b. 474 BC
Darius Milhaudautobiographer · b. 1892
Darius Songailabasketball coach · b. 1978
Darius Vassellassociation football player · b. 1980

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	10	#608
1882	6	#861
1886	6	#870
1892	5	#1,104
1894	5	#1,120
1910	7	#1,339
1912	9	#1,773
1913	9	#1,979
1914	12	#1,891
1915	13	#2,094
1916	16	#1,869
1917	27	#1,336
1918	18	#1,843
1919	17	#1,895
1920	16	#2,066
1921	16	#2,079
1922	20	#1,778
1923	17	#1,962
1924	21	#1,736
1925	16	#2,026
1926	20	#1,740
1927	25	#1,525
1928	14	#2,185
1929	13	#2,232
1930	19	#1,707
1931	16	#1,865
1932	15	#1,935
1933	15	#1,845
1934	18	#1,672
1935	15	#1,853
1936	16	#1,743
1937	20	#1,543
1938	11	#2,216
1939	25	#1,327
1940	21	#1,482
1941	23	#1,421
1942	19	#1,641
1943	19	#1,651
1944	25	#1,338
1945	15	#1,796
1946	39	#1,114
1947	33	#1,278
1948	29	#1,353
1949	29	#1,352
1950	33	#1,260
1951	41	#1,123
1952	60	#915
1953	44	#1,105
1954	58	#978
1955	67	#910
1956	55	#1,012
1957	77	#854
1958	79	#851
1959	73	#899
1960	85	#826
1961	98	#778
1962	109	#734
1963	128	#686
1964	124	#693
1965	124	#665
1966	125	#661
1967	165	#590
1968	172	#576
1969	220	#529
1970	259	#502
1971	259	#505
1972	292	#460
1973	285	#462
1974	297	#465
1975	307	#457
1976	273	#481
1977	361	#415
1978	351	#420
1979	460	#374
1980	498	#356
1981	484	#363
1982	493	#362
1983	489	#361
1984	601	#321
1985	609	#326
1986	650	#313
1987	902	#253
1988	948	#249
1989	1,504	#194
1990	2,033	#152
1991	2,118	#152
1992	1,923	#164
1993	1,983	#161
1994	2,184	#155
1995	1,932	#169
1996	1,768	#182
1997	1,890	#177
1998	2,131	#162
1999	1,703	#199
2000	1,564	#220
2001	1,568	#218
2002	1,422	#237
2003	1,289	#255
2004	1,117	#284
2005	1,134	#291
2006	1,244	#278
2007	1,090	#306
2008	1,052	#318
2009	956	#333
2010	929	#337
2011	766	#380
2012	730	#399
2013	718	#410
2014	614	#473
2015	578	#502
2016	584	#511
2017	584	#495
2018	552	#511
2019	491	#567
2020	467	#592
2021	434	#636
2022	402	#678
2023	365	#728
2024	343	#746