Daris
Daris, also spelled Darris,, is a male given name and a surname with multiple origins.
- Bosnian
Meaning & Origin of Daris
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Daris, also spelled Darris,, is a male given name and a surname with multiple origins.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Bosnian
The Story of Daris
As a girl name
American parents first put Daris on the record books as a girl name in 1914, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1929, when 25 Dariss were born — ranking #1,555 that year. About 28% of every Daris on record arrived during the 1930s, its defining decade. Daris last appeared in the published SSA data in 2017, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 608 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Daris as a boy name dates back to 1915, when 7 babies received it. 1990 was its biggest year on record, with 37 newborns named Daris — #2,011 in the national rankings. As of 2026, Daris ranks #6,557 for boys with 12 births, falling sharply (-38%). All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Daris
Daris is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Daris's peak popularity came in 1990 when it ranked #1,824. Use the chart and map above to compare Daris'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.