Darian

#6,325 for girls in 2025, 18 births · #927 for boys in 2025, 254 births
Given to boys 73.1% of the time

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Peak · boys
1994 · 674 births
Debut · boys
7 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
17,041
since 1939

Darian over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201994peak #313, 1994peak #358, 1994girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#6,32518#927254
2024#7,59414#896264
2023#7,24715#1,044209
2022#11,2318#975231
2021#9,56210#977227
2020#5,85020#833273
2019#6,41418#939230
2018#6,24819#837266
2017#9,34111#820274
2016#7,98814#845266
2015#5,45824#788296
2014#7,63615#795288
2013#6,72918#774290
2012#7,80415#738314
2011#4,91528#695333
2010#4,10736#636380
2009#3,73742#663369
2008#3,12054#606414
2007#2,48575#577445
2006#2,37579#597412
2005#1,93399#604373
2004#1,734111#547421
2003#1,395142#523448
2002#1,148180#478487
2001#1,001214#433561
2000#870253#415599
1999#731308#416564
1998#542462#387639
1997#444572#394596
1996#497483#420537
1995#390680#394594
1994#313869#358674
1993#482523#411565
1992#707305#546349
1991#2,98938#619271
1990#2,73742#632259
1989#2,19455#715190
1988#3,22530#961100
1987#7,3539#1,05482
1986#8,5237#1,26958
1985#6,9559#1,01181
1984#5,89911#99380
1983#5,82411#98780
1982#7,4698#1,01380
1981#5,88511#1,00282
1980#8,1787#92792
1979#7,3138#826111
1978#6,3859#676153
1977#5,21312#636177
1976#4,90512#674149
1975#4,59313#692143
1974#5,7769#621168
1973#4,36213#635156
1972#4,30013#660148
1971#4,53412#555212
1970#3,31119#566206
1969#4,72310#630157
1968#4,48910#98656
1967—#1,03050
1966#4,8668#96856
1965#5,8176#89767
1964#3,69213#1,54526
1963#3,17616#1,74421
1962#3,78212#1,71322
1961#5,8516#2,24214
1960#4,18410#1,91018
1959#5,0317#2,53011
1958#3,92510#2,64210
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First appearance
1939

The first year at least five boys were named Darian! It came in at #2,829, and was given to 7 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1940–1945, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Darian is popular in 1994

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Darian, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Darian, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Darian, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Darian, so not publishedNHWashington: #340 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,409 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Darian, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Darian, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #154 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 791 boysNDMinnesota: #297 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,911 boysMNIllinois: #354 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 2,724 boysILWisconsin: #330 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,022 boysWIMichigan: #380 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 3,285 boysMINew York: #517 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 5,033 boysNYMassachusetts: #389 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,828 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Darian, so not publishedRIOregon: #350 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,734 boysORNevada: #266 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,595 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Darian, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Darian, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Darian, so not publishedIAIndiana: #249 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,981 boysINOhio: #297 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 2,722 boysOHPennsylvania: #341 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 3,190 boysPANew Jersey: #338 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,974 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Darian, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #478 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 4,852 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Darian, so not publishedUTColorado: #213 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,280 boysCONebraska: #216 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,424 boysNEMissouri: #247 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,827 boysMOKentucky: #287 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,606 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Darian, so not publishedWVVirginia: #439 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,726 boysVAMaryland: #179 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,114 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Darian, so not publishedDEArizona: #331 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,129 boysAZNew Mexico: #347 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,229 boysNMKansas: #391 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,098 boysKSArkansas: #379 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,775 boysARTennessee: #267 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,922 boysTNNorth Carolina: #217 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 1,356 boysNCSouth Carolina: #285 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,722 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #231 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,050 boysDCOklahoma: #241 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,483 boysOKLouisiana: #228 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,124 boysLAMississippi: #394 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,610 boysMSAlabama: #293 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,936 boysALGeorgia: #270 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,780 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Darian, so not publishedHITexas: #386 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 2,890 boysTXFlorida: #288 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 1,899 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. North Dakota#154 · 1 in 791
  2. Maryland#179 · 1 in 1,114
  3. Colorado#213 · 1 in 1,280
  4. Nebraska#216 · 1 in 1,424
  5. North Carolina#217 · 1 in 1,356

Best ever in a state: #130 in Wyoming, 1997.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Dakota#15451 in 791
Maryland#179271 in 1,114
Colorado#213191 in 1,280
Nebraska#21671 in 1,424
North Carolina#217331 in 1,356
Louisiana#228251 in 1,124
District of Columbia#23161 in 1,050
Oklahoma#241131 in 1,483
Missouri#247191 in 1,827
Indiana#249191 in 1,981
Nevada#26661 in 1,595
Tennessee#267181 in 1,922
Georgia#270271 in 1,780
South Carolina#285121 in 1,722
Kentucky#28791 in 2,606
Florida#288451 in 1,899
Alabama#293131 in 1,936
Minnesota#297101 in 2,911
Ohio#297271 in 2,722
Wisconsin#330101 in 3,022
Arizona#331151 in 2,129
New Jersey#338171 in 2,974
Washington#340141 in 2,409
Pennsylvania#341231 in 3,190
New Mexico#34751 in 2,229
Oregon#35071 in 2,734
Illinois#354311 in 2,724
Arkansas#37951 in 2,775
Michigan#380191 in 3,285
Texas#386531 in 2,890
Massachusetts#38981 in 4,828
Kansas#39151 in 3,098
Mississippi#39461 in 2,610
Virginia#439111 in 3,726
California#478551 in 4,852
New York#517251 in 5,033
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Darian
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 31 spots since 2024 (#896 → #927)
  • 94 spots since 2020 (#833 → #927)
  • 139 spots since 2015 (#788 → #927)
  • Biggest jump: 648 spots in 1965 (#1,545 → #897)
  • Biggest drop: 150 spots in 1979 (#676 → #826)
Rise & fade · boys
55 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1939
  • Peaked 1994 at #358 (674 births)
  • Births halved by 2011, 17 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 54 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 54 yrs · run 1988–2022
Share of babies · boys
1 in 2,867
  • Highest: 1 in 2,867 boys born in 1994 were named Darian (0.03%)
  • Latest: 1 in 6,725 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · boys
The 1990s
  • 29.6% of all boys named Darian (5,048) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1996
  • Mostly girls until 1995, mostly boys since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1930s7#2,829 (1939)#2,829
1940s6#3,173 (1946)#3,173
1950s21#2,530 (1959)#2,586
1960s487#630 (1969)#1,367
1970s1,623#555 (1971)#654
1980s925#715 (1989)#993
1990s5,048#358 (1994)#458
2000s4,529#415 (2000)#544
2010s2,937#636 (2010)#787
2020s1,458#833 (2020)#942

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Darian in 1994

girls
#313
869 births · 1 in 2,055 girls
boys
#358
674 births · 1 in 2,867 boys

Top girls' names in 1994

  1. #1Jessica32,122
  2. #2Ashley30,281
  3. #3Emily24,154
  4. #4Samantha22,824
  5. #5Sarah22,299
  6. #6Taylor20,734
  7. #7Brittany18,900
  8. #8Amanda18,718
  9. #9Elizabeth16,786
  10. #10Megan16,580
  11. #313Darian869

Top boys' names in 1994

  1. #1Michael44,477
  2. #2Christopher34,807
  3. #3Matthew33,654
  4. #4Joshua31,374
  5. #5Tyler30,482
  6. #6Brandon29,492
  7. #7Jacob29,417
  8. #8Daniel28,065
  9. #9Nicholas27,770
  10. #10Andrew26,019
  11. #358Darian674
More about 1994

girls

1,785,753 girls got a published name in 1994; 1 in 2,055 of them was named Darian, which outranked 98.0% of the 15,759 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 12.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Darian
  1. #310Alexia881
  2. #311Logan879
  3. #312Barbara871
  4. #313Darian869
  5. #314Janelle867
  6. #315Mikaela862
  7. #316Mia861
Biggest movers since 1993
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,523Nohely#5,419 → #896
  2. ↑ 4,322Aaliyah#4,524 → #202
  3. ↑ 2,306Zana#3,108 → #802
  4. ↑ 1,711Aliyah#2,068 → #357
  5. ↑ 1,430Zhane#2,012 → #582
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,015Coraima#875 → #1,890
  2. ↓ 799Kalene#929 → #1,728
  3. ↓ 656Deyanira#938 → #1,594
  4. ↓ 577Crysta#968 → #1,545
  5. ↓ 562Hilary#647 → #1,209

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,932,031 boys got a published name in 1994; 1 in 2,867 of them was named Darian, which outranked 96.5% of the 10,245 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Darian
  1. #355Ashton682
  2. #356Simon678
  3. #357Guillermo675
  4. #358Darian674
  5. #359Desmond670
  6. #360Liam668
  7. #361Ronnie667
Biggest movers since 1993
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,574Tyrin#2,509 → #935
  2. ↑ 714River#1,638 → #924
  3. ↑ 472Bryton#1,460 → #988
  4. ↑ 463Kahlil#1,444 → #981
  5. ↑ 446Jayden#1,295 → #849
Fallers
  1. ↓ 551Garth#965 → #1,516
  2. ↓ 364Jordy#828 → #1,192
  3. ↓ 342Montel#889 → #1,231
  4. ↓ 289Darrel#889 → #1,178
  5. ↓ 245Deante#859 → #1,104

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1994 →