Boy name#459 of boy names
Darius
Pronounced D ER0 AY1 AH0 S (ARPABET)
- 3 syllables
- Peaked 1994
- 145 years in use
- Biblical
How popular is Darius?
Darius is a boys' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 53,959 children — the 459th most common boys' name on record.
It has been slipping, down 48% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1994, when 2,184 children were given it.
Characteristics
- Biblical (Person)
- 3 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- D ER0 AY1 AH0 S
- Stress pattern:
- 010
- Syllables:
- 3
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Darius
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Darius
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Darius?
- Darius ranks 459th among boys' names in US records, with 53,959 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 4,800.
- Is Darius a unisex name?
- No. Darius is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Darius most popular?
- 1994, when 2,184 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.