Baby name

Darius

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Origin of the name

Darius is the name of several kings of the Persian Achaemenid Empire.

Short-lived name

In 1994, Darius reached its peak: 2,184 boys, 1 baby in 1,701. Since then, the name has fallen 83%, to about 374 births a year. In 2025, it ranked No. 788. 36% of all babies named Darius since 1880 were born in the 1990s.

54,006births since 1880

1990sgeneration

No. 155rank at its peak, in 1994

Where babies named Darius are born

1994

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The darker the blue, the more common Darius is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Darius is most common in District of Columbia (2.7 times), Georgia (2.4) and Mississippi (2.3), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Darrius 7,689
Marius 2,654
Jarius 1,814
Darious 1,558
Adarius 1,321
Daris 1,260

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