Darian

Darian was the #927 boys' name in the US in 2025 (254 babies), and #1,406 in England & Wales and #1,049 in Canada.

Darian as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Darian as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandCanadaUSEngland & Wales
Darian as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#927 (254)#1,406 (19)#762 (3)—#1,049 (24)
2024#896 (264)#1,322 (20)——#1,306 (17)
2023#1,044 (209)#1,272 (21)——#1,342 (15)
2022#975 (231)#1,314 (20)——#894 (27)
2021#977 (227)#1,329 (19)—#755 (3)#853 (29)
2020#833 (273)#1,431 (17)——#847 (28)
2019#939 (230)#1,506 (16)——#722 (34)
2018#837 (266)#1,455 (17)——#712 (35)
2017#820 (274)#1,289 (20)——#731 (34)
2016#845 (266)#2,556 (8)——#938 (24)
2015#788 (296)#1,236 (21)—#503 (6)#715 (35)
2014#795 (288)#2,248 (9)—#715 (3)#736 (33)
2013#774 (290)#2,055 (10)——#726 (33)
2012#738 (314)#1,669 (14)—#616 (4)#686 (35)
2011#695 (333)#2,892 (6)——#609 (41)

Darian as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Darian as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020US
Darian as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#6,325 (18)——
2024#7,594 (14)——
2023#7,247 (15)——
2022#11,231 (8)——
2021#9,562 (10)——
2020#5,850 (20)——
2019#6,414 (18)——
2018#6,248 (19)——
2017#9,341 (11)——
2016#7,988 (14)——
2015#5,458 (24)——
2014#7,636 (15)——
2013#6,729 (18)——
2012#7,804 (15)——
2011#4,915 (28)——

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1994 at #358.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1939.
  • In 2025, 7% of US babies named Darian were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 6,700 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 6,700uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 14,000rare
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 6,500uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 6,600uncommon
USGirls2025about 1 in 91,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Darian is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 6,400 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 5,500 to 1 in 7,500.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Darian by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #999WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,133ILMichigan: #999MINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #1,267OHPennsylvania: #1,231PANew Jersey: #707NJConnecticut: #498CTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #731CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: #756CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #971VAMaryland: #634MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #781AZNew Mexico: #270NMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: #936NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #990GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #555TXFlorida: #662FL
Darian (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,1239

Darian (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
DarianCanadaGirls—too few
DarianCanadaBoys#1,04924
DarianEngland & WalesGirls—too few
DarianEngland & WalesBoys#1,40619
DarianIrelandBoys—too few
DarianNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
DarianNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
DarianScotlandBoys#7623
DarianUSGirls#6,32518
DarianUSBoys#927254