Darius: Meaning, origin and popularity

Pronounced DAR-ee-uhs · 3 syllables

Borrowed from Latin Darius, from Ancient Greek (Dareios), from Old Persian (Darayaus), shortened form of (Darayavahus); see there for more.

How popular is Darius?

Darius was the #788 name in the US in 2025, given to 322 babies. It’s used less than it was: down 45% on 2011–2015. It peaked around 1990.

Babies named Darius in the US by five-year period, relative to its peak (around 1990).

Half of US adults named Darius are older than 32; most are between 20 and 55. (Estimated from US births by year and life tables.)

Names that real brothers and sisters of people named Darius have, from family records on Wikidata, most common first.

Chosen by the same families or with a similar style and era.

Darius is pronounced DAR-ee-uhs.

Darius was the #788 name in the US in 2025, given to 322 babies. It’s used less than it was: down 45% on 2011–2015. It peaked around 1990.

Half of US adults named Darius are older than 32. Most are between 20 and 55.