Dariusz
Dariusz is a male given name, predominantly in Polish. Etymologically, it derives from the Proto-Slavic "dar" gift, and signifies the giver/gift giver or possessors as well as "goods", and Persian name Dariush, meaning "he possesses" or "good".
- Polish
Meaning & Origin of Dariusz
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Dariusz is a male given name, predominantly in Polish. Etymologically, it derives from the Proto-Slavic "dar" gift, and signifies the giver/gift giver or possessors as well as "goods", and Persian name Dariush, meaning "he possesses" or "good".
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Polish
The Story of Dariusz
Dariusz first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1972, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1989: 12 births, good for #4,270 nationwide. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 38% of all recorded Dariuszs. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2004 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 130 Dariuszs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Dariusz
Dariusz is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1972 and has accumulated 130 births in the dataset. Dariusz's peak popularity came in 1989 when it ranked #4,270. Use the chart and map above to compare Dariusz'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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