Darius

Primarily a boy's name · 100% 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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 124 babies (rank #373 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. 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.

1,187

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

124

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
1996	59	#374
1997	62	#370
1998	68	#345
1999	74	#339
2000	70	#350
2001	49	#436
2002	23	#807
2003	30	#713
2004	23	#912
2005	22	#990
2006	33	#771
2007	37	#745
2008	35	#806
2009	45	#676
2010	57	#591
2011	47	#685
2012	67	#544
2013	69	#535
2014	87	#455
2015	106	#399
2016	124	#373