Darian

Where Darian comes from

A 20th-century invention, possibly based on Darius or Dorian.
— Wiktionary's entry for Darian
  • 3 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1939
    First appearance
    #2,829 among boys, 7 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1984
    Darian Townsend born
    South African and American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, former world record-holder
  3. 1992
    Darian King born
    tennis player
  4. 1994
    Peak, #358
    674 babies named Darian — more than any year before or since.
  5. 1996
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name; from this year it's the other way round, and has stayed that way.
  6. 2011
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #695.
In the dictionary
  • A unisex given name originating as a coinage.
Namesakes
  • Darian Townsend · South African and American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, former world record-holder, born 1984
  • Darian King · tennis player, born 1992
  • Darian Stewart · American football player, born 1988
  • Darian Townes · American basketball player, born 1984
  • Darian MacKinnon · Scottish footballer, born 1986

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.