Darian Boy
How popular is Darian?
#927 boy name in 2025
254 baby boys were named Darian in the US in 2025, making it the 927th most popular boy name. Another 18 girls got the name (#6,324 for girls).
Darian popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #927 for boys (▼ 31 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 254 boys, 18 girls |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-14% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #788 in 2015, #833 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1994 (674 boys) |
| Highest rank | #358 in 1994 |
| First recorded | 1939 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 94% boys, 6% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Darian counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Darian family of names ranked #569 for boys in 2025 (#517 the year before), with 494 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Darian | 254 | 51% |
| Darien | 125 | 25% |
| Darion | 40 | 8% |
| Darrion | 21 | 4% |
| Darrien | 24 | 5% |
| Darrian | 16 | 3% |
| Daryan | 14 | 3% |
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 Darian is most popular
Babies named Darian per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Arizona: 0.3 per 1,000 (54 boys)
- Texas: 0.3 per 1,000 (228 boys)
- Colorado: 0.2 per 1,000 (32 boys)
- Florida: 0.2 per 1,000 (111 boys)
- California: 0.2 per 1,000 (200 boys)
Darian by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 7 | #2,829 |
| 1940s | 6 | #3,172 |
| 1950s | 21 | #2,529 |
| 1960s | 487 | #630 |
| 1970s | 1,623 | #555 |
| 1980s | 925 | #712 |
| 1990s | 5,048 | #358 |
| 2000s | 4,529 | #415 |
| 2010s | 2,937 | #636 |
| 2020s | 1,458 | #833 |
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Questions
- Is Darian a boy or girl name?
- Darian is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 94% of babies named Darian were boys.
- How popular is the name Darian?
- 254 baby boys were named Darian in the US in 2025, making it the 927th most popular boy name. Another 18 girls got the name (#6,324 for girls).
- When was Darian most popular?
- Darian peaked in 1994, when 674 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #358 in 1994.
- How many people are named Darian?
- 23,297 babies have been named Darian in the US since 1880. We estimate about 22,649 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 28.
- Where is Darian most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Darian was most common in Arizona, at 0.3 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.