Darius
Last seen for girls in 2007 at #15,491 · #788 for boys in 2025, 322 births
Given to boys 99.5% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1991 · 2,118 births
- Debut · boys
- 10 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 54,006since 1880
Darius over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Darius has never cracked the top 100 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #788 | 322 | |
| 2024 | — | #746 | 344 | |
| 2023 | — | #723 | 367 | |
| 2022 | — | #679 | 402 | |
| 2021 | — | #636 | 434 | |
| 2020 | — | #592 | 469 | |
| 2019 | — | #567 | 491 | |
| 2018 | — | #510 | 553 | |
| 2017 | — | #495 | 584 | |
| 2016 | — | #511 | 584 | |
| 2015 | — | #501 | 579 | |
| 2014 | — | #473 | 614 | |
| 2013 | — | #410 | 718 | |
| 2012 | — | #399 | 730 | |
| 2011 | — | #380 | 766 | |
| 2010 | — | #337 | 929 | |
| 2009 | — | #333 | 956 | |
| 2008 | — | #318 | 1,052 | |
| 2007 | #15,491 | 6 | #306 | 1,090 |
| 2006 | — | #278 | 1,244 | |
| 2005 | #16,462 | 5 | #291 | 1,134 |
| 2004 | #12,761 | 7 | #284 | 1,117 |
| 2003 | — | #255 | 1,289 | |
| 2002 | #15,432 | 5 | #237 | 1,422 |
| 2001 | #12,056 | 7 | #218 | 1,568 |
| 2000 | #13,154 | 6 | #220 | 1,564 |
| 1999 | — | #199 | 1,703 | |
| 1998 | #11,138 | 7 | #162 | 2,131 |
| 1997 | #6,483 | 14 | #177 | 1,890 |
| 1996 | #6,723 | 13 | #182 | 1,768 |
| 1995 | #5,958 | 15 | #169 | 1,932 |
| 1994 | #5,713 | 16 | #155 | 2,184 |
| 1993 | #7,498 | 11 | #161 | 1,983 |
| 1992 | #7,067 | 12 | #164 | 1,923 |
| 1991 | #10,271 | 7 | #152 | 2,118 |
| 1990 | #7,880 | 10 | #152 | 2,033 |
| 1989 | #4,358 | 21 | #194 | 1,504 |
| 1988 | #7,111 | 10 | #249 | 948 |
| 1987 | #5,312 | 14 | #253 | 902 |
| 1986 | #6,612 | 10 | #313 | 650 |
| 1985 | #8,318 | 7 | #326 | 609 |
| 1984 | #8,153 | 7 | #321 | 601 |
| 1983 | #9,015 | 6 | #361 | 489 |
| 1982 | — | #362 | 493 | |
| 1981 | #8,128 | 7 | #363 | 484 |
| 1980 | #6,319 | 10 | #356 | 497 |
| 1979 | #9,010 | 6 | #374 | 460 |
| 1978 | — | #420 | 351 | |
| 1977 | #6,892 | 8 | #415 | 361 |
| 1976 | — | #481 | 273 | |
| 1975 | #7,984 | 6 | #458 | 307 |
| 1974 | — | #465 | 297 | |
| 1973 | — | #462 | 285 | |
| 1972 | — | #460 | 292 | |
| 1971 | #6,006 | 8 | #505 | 259 |
| 1970 | #7,070 | 6 | #502 | 259 |
| 1969 | — | #529 | 221 | |
| 1968 | — | #575 | 172 | |
| 1967 | — | #588 | 165 | |
| 1966 | — | #660 | 125 | |
| 1965 | #6,539 | 5 | #665 | 124 |
| 1964 | — | #692 | 124 | |
| 1963 | — | #685 | 128 | |
| 1962 | — | #733 | 109 | |
| 1961 | — | #776 | 98 | |
| 1960 | — | #825 | 85 | |
| 1959 | — | #897 | 73 | |
| 1958 | — | #850 | 79 | |
| 1957 | — | #853 | 77 | |
| 1956 | — | #1,008 | 55 | |
| 1955 | — | #906 | 67 | |
| 1954 | — | #973 | 58 | |
| 1953 | — | #1,102 | 44 | |
| 1952 | — | #915 | 60 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,123 | 41 | |
| 1950 | — | #1,256 | 33 | |
| 1949 | — | #1,348 | 29 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,346 | 29 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,271 | 33 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,111 | 39 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,772 | 15 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,328 | 25 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,636 | 19 | |
| 1942 | — | #1,629 | 19 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,411 | 23 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,471 | 21 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,323 | 25 | |
| 1938 | — | #2,185 | 11 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,528 | 20 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,723 | 16 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,837 | 15 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,658 | 18 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,829 | 15 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,922 | 15 | |
| 1931 | — | #1,843 | 16 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,693 | 19 | |
| 1929 | — | #2,199 | 13 | |
| 1928 | — | #2,162 | 14 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,516 | 25 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,720 | 20 | |
| 1925 | — | #2,012 | 16 | |
| 1924 | — | #1,727 | 21 | |
| 1923 | — | #1,941 | 17 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,765 | 20 | |
| 1921 | — | #2,059 | 16 | |
| 1920 | — | #2,052 | 16 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,882 | 17 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,827 | 18 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,322 | 27 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,849 | 16 | |
| 1915 | — | #2,070 | 13 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,868 | 12 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,945 | 9 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,746 | 9 | |
| 1911 | — | — | ||
| 1910 | — | #1,314 | 7 | |
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| 1894 | — | #1,074 | 5 | |
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | #1,066 | 5 | |
| 1891 | — | — | ||
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| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | #845 | 6 | |
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | #837 | 6 | |
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | #600 | 10 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Darius was already there! It came in at #600, and was given to 10 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1881, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Darius is popular in 1978
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- North Carolina#202 · 1 in 1,377
- District of Columbia#203 · 1 in 1,096
- Mississippi#216 · 1 in 1,231
- Georgia#216 · 1 in 1,452
- Maryland#239 · 1 in 2,134
Best ever in a state: #42 in Mississippi, 1994.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | #202 | 27 | 1 in 1,377 |
| District of Columbia | #203 | 7 | 1 in 1,096 |
| Georgia | #216 | 26 | 1 in 1,452 |
| Mississippi | #216 | 15 | 1 in 1,231 |
| Maryland | #239 | 10 | 1 in 2,134 |
| Tennessee | #240 | 16 | 1 in 1,996 |
| Michigan | #245 | 26 | 1 in 2,471 |
| Alabama | #251 | 14 | 1 in 1,843 |
| Illinois | #254 | 40 | 1 in 1,985 |
| Louisiana | #262 | 20 | 1 in 1,652 |
| Virginia | #284 | 13 | 1 in 2,463 |
| Florida | #381 | 15 | 1 in 3,401 |
| South Carolina | #394 | 6 | 1 in 3,411 |
| New Jersey | #397 | 9 | 1 in 4,598 |
| New York | #447 | 21 | 1 in 5,250 |
| Pennsylvania | #457 | 9 | 1 in 8,152 |
| Ohio | #562 | 7 | 1 in 11,010 |
| California | #609 | 20 | 1 in 8,446 |
| Texas | #641 | 14 | 1 in 8,223 |
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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.
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Momentum · boys
Falling
- 42 spots since 2024 (#746 → #788)
- 196 spots since 2020 (#592 → #788)
- 287 spots since 2015 (#501 → #788)
- Biggest jump: 208 spots in 1952 (#1,123 → #915)
- Biggest drop: 187 spots in 1953 (#915 → #1,102)
Rise & fade · boys
111 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1991 at #152 (2,118 births)
- Births halved by 2008, 17 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 75 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 75 yrs · run 1957–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 885
- Highest: 1 in 885 boys born in 1994 were named Darius (0.11%)
- Latest: 1 in 5,305 boys born in 2025 (0.02%)
- Its best rank, #152 in 1991, was only 1 in 954 (0.10%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1990s
- 36.4% of all boys named Darius (19,665) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 22 | #600 (1880) | #761 |
| 1890s | 10 | #1,066 (1892) | #1,070 |
| 1900s | 0 | — | — |
| 1910s | 128 | #1,314 (1910) | #1,758 |
| 1920s | 178 | #1,516 (1927) | #1,915 |
| 1930s | 170 | #1,323 (1939) | #1,754 |
| 1940s | 252 | #1,111 (1946) | #1,432 |
| 1950s | 587 | #850 (1958) | #988 |
| 1960s | 1,351 | #529 (1969) | #673 |
| 1970s | 3,144 | #374 (1979) | #454 |
| 1980s | 7,177 | #194 (1989) | #310 |
| 1990s | 19,665 | #152 (1991) | #167 |
| 2000s | 12,436 | #218 (2001) | #274 |
| 2010s | 6,548 | #337 (2010) | #458 |
| 2020s | 2,338 | #592 (2020) | #694 |
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.
Darius in 1978
boys
#420
351 births · 1 in 4,678 boys
Top boys' names in 1978
More about 1978
boys
1,641,837 boys got a published name in 1978; 1 in 4,678 of them was named Darius, which outranked 93.8% of the 6,762 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Darius
Biggest movers since 1977
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.