Darian
Darian is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Darian
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Darian is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Darian
As a girl name
Darian first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1940, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1994, when 869 Darians were born — ranking #313 that year. As of 2026, Darian ranks #8,039 for girls with 12 births, falling sharply (-22%). In total, more than 6K Darians have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Darian first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1939, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1994, when 674 Darians were born — ranking #358 that year. As of 2026, Darian ranks #966 for boys with 235 births, gradually falling (-8%). In total, more than 17K Darians have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1930s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Darian
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Darian. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Darian
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About the name Darian
Darian is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1939 and has accumulated 17K births in the dataset. Darian's peak popularity came in 1994 when it ranked #358. Use the chart and map above to compare Darian's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.