Darian
Pronounced D AA1 R IY1 AA0 N (ARPABET)
- 3 syllables
- Peaked 1994
- 86 years in use
- 2 spellings
How popular is Darian?
Darian is a name given to both boys and girls, and first appears in 1939. It has been given to 36,246 children — the 648th most common boys' name on record.
It has been slipping, down 33% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1994, when 1,297 children were given it.
Two other spellings are counted in that total — Darien and Dareon — because they are pronounced identically.
Roughly 22% of children named Darian are girls, so the split is a real one rather than a rounding error.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Darian and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Darien
- Dareon
Characteristics
- 3 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- D AA1 R IY1 AA0 N · D AA1 R IY1 AH0 N · D EH1 R IY0 AH0 N
- Stress pattern:
- 110 · 110 · 100
- Syllables:
- 3
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Darian
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Darian
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Darian?
- Darian ranks 648th among boys' names in US records, with 36,246 births since 1939. Over the past decade it accounts for 4,120.
- Is Darian a unisex name?
- Yes. About 22% of children given the name are girls, which is a genuine split rather than a rounding error.
- When was Darian most popular?
- 1994, when 1,297 children were given the name. It has been in use for 86 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Darian spelled?
- Darien, Dareon. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.