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Darius

Meaning: He who holds firm the good
Origin: Latin (from Old Persian, via Ancient Greek Δαρείος and Latin Dārīus)

Boy's name · #788 in the US (2025) · 90s wave

Popularity over time

Darius reached #152 in 1990 and has faded to #788 since. About 54,000 boys have carried it since 1880.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 33 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#337 in Ireland (2025) · #345 in Belgium (2025) · #372 in New Zealand (2025) · #378 in Austria (2025) · #428 in N. Ireland (2025) · #442 in Ecuador (2025) · #478 in England & Wales (2025) · #511 in Poland (2025) · #542 in France (2025) · #581 in Scotland (2025) · #834 in Sweden (2025) · #915 in Netherlands (2025) and 2 more.

Famous Dariuses

Darius I — Achaemenid monarch
Darius III — Achaemenid monarch
Darius II — Achaemenid monarch
Darius Milhaud — French composer (1892–1974)
Darius Songaila — Lithuanian basketball player

In stories & tradition

Darius — Highlander: The Series (TV series)
Darius Bowman^it — Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous (TV series)
Darius Zackly^ko — Attack on Titan (manga)

What Dariuses become

Among 534 notable people named Darius:

Sports figures appear 2.47× more often than among typical names — e.g. Darius Songaila, Lithuanian basketball player (born 1978).

Similar names: Alec · Darian · Ahmad · Dario · Demetrius · Markus

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