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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202000peak #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 2000

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #146 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 554 boysAKMaine: 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: #392 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,670 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Darian, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Darian, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Darian, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #385 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,260 boysMNIllinois: #520 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 4,234 boysILWisconsin: #393 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,282 boysWIMichigan: #317 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 2,196 boysMINew York: #619 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 5,728 boysNYMassachusetts: #381 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,622 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Darian, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Darian, so not publishedORNevada: #347 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,064 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: #335 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,458 boysINOhio: #395 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 3,527 boysOHPennsylvania: #445 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 4,110 boysPANew Jersey: #412 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 3,424 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Darian, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #419 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 3,592 boysCAUtah: #425 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,992 boysUTColorado: #318 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,776 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Darian, so not publishedNEMissouri: #415 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,437 boysMOKentucky: #277 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,016 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Darian, so not publishedWVVirginia: #505 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 4,104 boysVAMaryland: #207 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,250 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Darian, so not publishedDEArizona: #333 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,107 boysAZNew Mexico: #275 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,331 boysNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Darian, so not publishedKSArkansas: #399 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,482 boysARTennessee: #474 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,060 boysTNNorth Carolina: #424 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 3,043 boysNCSouth Carolina: #308 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,742 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #198 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 811 boysDCOklahoma: #466 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,435 boysOKLouisiana: #385 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,096 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Darian, so not publishedMSAlabama: #337 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,108 boysALGeorgia: #484 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 3,463 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Darian, so not publishedHITexas: #385 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 2,765 boysTXFlorida: #295 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 1,751 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Alaska#146 · 1 in 554
  2. District of Columbia#198 · 1 in 811
  3. Maryland#207 · 1 in 1,250
  4. New Mexico#275 · 1 in 1,331
  5. Kentucky#277 · 1 in 2,016

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Alaska#14661 in 554
District of Columbia#19861 in 811
Maryland#207231 in 1,250
New Mexico#27581 in 1,331
Kentucky#277121 in 2,016
Florida#295511 in 1,751
South Carolina#308121 in 1,742
Michigan#317271 in 2,196
Colorado#318161 in 1,776
Arizona#333181 in 2,107
Indiana#335161 in 2,458
Alabama#337121 in 2,108
Nevada#34761 in 2,064
Massachusetts#381101 in 3,622
Louisiana#385131 in 2,096
Minnesota#38591 in 3,260
Texas#385621 in 2,765
Washington#392131 in 2,670
Wisconsin#39391 in 3,282
Ohio#395201 in 3,527
Arkansas#39961 in 2,482
New Jersey#412141 in 3,424
Missouri#415101 in 3,437
California#419691 in 3,592
North Carolina#424171 in 3,043
Utah#42571 in 2,992
Pennsylvania#445161 in 4,110
Oklahoma#46661 in 3,435
Tennessee#47491 in 4,060
Georgia#484161 in 3,463
Virginia#505101 in 4,104
Illinois#520191 in 4,234
New York#619201 in 5,728
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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 2000

girls
#870
253 births · 1 in 7,178 girls
boys
#415
599 births · 1 in 3,279 boys

Top girls' names in 2000

  1. #1Emily25,959
  2. #2Hannah23,087
  3. #3Madison19,968
  4. #4Ashley18,000
  5. #5Sarah17,715
  6. #6Alexis17,631
  7. #7Samantha17,265
  8. #8Jessica15,711
  9. #9Elizabeth15,117
  10. #10Taylor15,080
  11. #870Darian253

Top boys' names in 2000

  1. #1Jacob34,492
  2. #2Michael32,045
  3. #3Matthew28,580
  4. #4Joshua27,543
  5. #5Christopher24,936
  6. #6Nicholas24,653
  7. #7Andrew23,658
  8. #8Joseph22,844
  9. #9Daniel22,338
  10. #10Tyler21,506
  11. #415Darian599
More about 2000

girls

1,816,036 girls got a published name in 2000; 1 in 7,178 of them was named Darian, which outranked 95.1% of the 17,660 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Darian
  1. #866Kaela254
  2. #866Maranda254
  3. #866Parker254
  4. #870Darian253
  5. #870Jasmyn253
  6. #870Jaylin253
  7. #870Katia253
  8. #874Ayla252
  9. #874Bridgette252
  10. #874Elyssa252

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1999
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,528Laisha#3,509 → #981
  2. ↑ 2,131Litzy#2,527 → #396
  3. ↑ 2,096Cielo#2,991 → #895
  4. ↑ 1,864Yamilet#2,703 → #839
  5. ↑ 1,775Nyah#2,567 → #792
Fallers
  1. ↓ 560Tatyanna#951 → #1,511
  2. ↓ 529Jailene#506 → #1,035
  3. ↓ 431Shanice#727 → #1,158
  4. ↓ 384Chantal#921 → #1,305
  5. ↓ 348Infant#658 → #1,006

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

boys

1,964,001 boys got a published name in 2000; 1 in 3,279 of them was named Darian, which outranked 96.6% of the 12,119 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 13.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Darian
  1. #412Mauricio605
  2. #413Amir603
  3. #414Nelson602
  4. #415Darian599
  5. #415Jarod599
  6. #417Kade593
  7. #418Reese592
  8. #419Kristian591

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1999
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,806Maximus#5,656 → #850
  2. ↑ 2,950Elian#3,376 → #426
  3. ↑ 438Axel#799 → #361
  4. ↑ 437Luca#1,063 → #626
  5. ↑ 403Jevon#1,039 → #636
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,334Trajan#996 → #2,330
  2. ↓ 498Jordi#743 → #1,241
  3. ↓ 322Auston#931 → #1,253
  4. ↓ 298Tyreke#737 → #1,035
  5. ↓ 274Tahj#863 → #1,137

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

See the top 100 for 2000 →