Dariush
Dariush, also spelled Darioush, Daryoush, or Daryoosh, is a Persian-language masculine given name. It is composed of Dāraya- and vash-, meaning holding firm the good.
- Persian
Meaning & Origin of Dariush
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Dariush, also spelled Darioush, Daryoush, or Daryoosh, is a Persian-language masculine given name. It is composed of Dāraya- and vash-, meaning holding firm the good.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Persian
Etymology
The Story of Dariush
American parents first put Dariush on the record books as a baby boy name in 1978, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1999, when 9 Dariushs were born — ranking #6,529 that year. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 26% of all recorded Dariushs. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2023 (8 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 144 Dariushs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Dariush
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Dariush. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Daryush
Notable people named Dariush
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- Beneil Dariush (born 1989), Assyrian-American professional mixed martial artist
- Dariush Arjmand (born 1944), Iranian actor
- Dariush Ashoori (born 1938), Iranian intellectual
- Dariush (singer) (AKA Dariush) (born 1951), Iranian pop singer
- Dariush Forouhar (1928–1998), leader of the nationalist Mellat Iran party
- Dariush Homayoon (1928–2011), Iranian politician
- Dariush Mehrjui (1939–2023), Iranian film director
- Dariush Mostafavi (1944–2025), Iranian footballer
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Names that sound like Dariush
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About the name Dariush
Dariush is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1978 and has accumulated 144 births in the dataset. Dariush's peak popularity came in 1999 when it ranked #6,529. Use the chart and map above to compare Dariush'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 .
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