NameTides

Darius

Darius was the #788 boys' name in the US in 2025 (322 babies), and #478 in England & Wales and #492 in Canada.

Darius as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Darius as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020IrelandCanadaNorthern IrelandEngland & WalesScotlandUS
Darius as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
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.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#788 (322)#478 (81)#560 (5)#395 (3)#329 (12)#492 (61)
2024#746 (344)#448 (90)#432 (7)—#374 (10)#492 (60)
2023#723 (367)#389 (103)#614 (4)—#319 (13)#385 (76)
2022#679 (402)#340 (127)#703 (3)—#306 (14)#419 (69)
2021#636 (434)#340 (133)#605 (4)—#312 (14)#472 (62)
2020#592 (469)#331 (139)——#381 (10)#468 (60)
2019#567 (491)#283 (172)#516 (5)#418 (3)#229 (21)#396 (77)
2018#510 (553)#304 (159)#704 (3)—#318 (13)#353 (90)
2017#495 (584)#319 (157)#532 (5)—#263 (18)#321 (102)
2016#511 (584)#373 (124)——#353 (11)#362 (87)
2015#501 (579)#399 (106)—#342 (4)#308 (14)#339 (94)
2014#473 (614)#455 (87)#587 (4)—#428 (8)#285 (120)
2013#410 (718)#532 (69)#687 (3)—#534 (5)#276 (122)
2012#399 (730)#542 (67)——#500 (6)#284 (114)
2011#380 (766)#681 (47)——#455 (7)#252 (127)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1994 at #155.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 5,300 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 5,300uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 3,400uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 3,900uncommon
Northern IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 2,800uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 2,000uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 2,600uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Darius is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 5,700 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 5,600 to 1 in 5,800.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Darius by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #678WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #639WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #935ILMichigan: #905MINew York: #692NYMassachusetts: 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: #668INOhio: #750OHPennsylvania: #1,004PANew Jersey: #915NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #731CAUtah: #515UTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #518MOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #727VAMaryland: #634MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #844AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: #873NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: #504OKLouisiana: #531LAMississippi: #522MSAlabama: #525ALGeorgia: #792GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #730TXFlorida: #681FL
Darius (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#54222
Quebec2025#6236

Darius (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
DariusCanadaBoys#49261
DariusEngland & WalesBoys#47881
DariusIrelandBoys#32912
DariusNorthern IrelandBoys#3953
DariusScotlandBoys#5605
DariusUSGirls—too few
DariusUSBoys#788322