Darius
Below 5 births
2025 SSA
About Darius
Darius is a historic name via Emperor Darius the Great, a key figure in ancient Persian history, and several other Persian kings. His name today has an appealingly artistic image, which might well be found on a concert program or gallery announcement.
Among its cultural inspirations is composer Darius Milhaud. Journalist Christiane Amanpour, who was raised in Tehran, named her son Darius.
Darius is also given to girls.
Pronounced DARE-ee-us.
As of October 2026, Darius ranked #788 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #152 in 1991, Nameberry popularity #431.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #473 | 614 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #502 | 578 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #511 | 584 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #495 | 584 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #511 | 552 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #567 | 491 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #592 | 467 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #636 | 434 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #678 | 402 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #728 | 365 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #746 | 343 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #788 | 322 | — | 0 |
World rankings
Darius for boys
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Darius on lists
Famous Dariuss
- Darius IBoy
III, Kings of Persia
- Darius Carlos RuckerBoy
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- Darius Jermaine ButlerBoy
American football player
- Darius ReynaudBoy
American football player
- Darius FlemingBoy
American football player
- Darius BoydBoy
Australian rugby league footballer
- Darius Aaron MorrisBoy
American basketball player
- Darius SlayBoy
American football player
- Darius LaVar MilesBoy
American basketball player
- Darius Tiyon MillerBoy
American basketball player
- Darius CampbellBoy
Scottish singer and actor
- Darius John Rubin (b. 2000)Boy
son of journalist Christiane Amanpour and politician James Rubin
- Darius BrubeckBoy
American jazz musician, son of jazz legend Dave Brubeck
- Darius VassellBoy
English soccer player
Darius in pop culture
- DariusBoy
a character in the Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins
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a character in the series 'House of Night' (PC Cast)
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a character in the Ascendance trilogy by Jennifer A. Nielsen
- DariusBoy
a champion in the video game League of Legends
- Darius "Darry" JennerBoy
character in Jeepers Creepers 1 and 2
- DariusBoy
an Immortal from Highlander: The Series
- DariusBoy
character in anime Fullmetal Alchemist
- Darius KazemiBoy
character on British soap "EastEnders"
- DariusBoy
character in video game Need for Speed: Carbon
- DariusBoy
the Hand of Noxus, character in video game League of Legends
- DariusBoy
wolf character from the Patrick Carman books The Land of Elyon
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female main character in Safety Not Guaranteed
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character from anime/manga 'Attack On Titan'
- Darius BowmanBoy
a character from the "Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous" TV series
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character from the animated show "The Owl House"
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major character in the Zodiac Academy series