Is Darian a boy or girl name?
Darian is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 14 girls and 260 boys were named Darian, so 5.1% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 27.1% of the 23,020 US babies named Darian were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #901
- Girl rank, 2024
- #7,661
- Babies named Darian since 1939
- 23,020
- Most popular year
- 1994
- 1,543 babies
Boys and girls named Darian, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 7 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 6 | 19 | 76% |
| 1950s | 21 | 54 | 72% |
| 1960s | 487 | 91 | 15.7% |
| 1970s | 1,623 | 120 | 6.9% |
| 1980s | 925 | 158 | 14.6% |
| 1990s | 5,048 | 4,282 | 45.9% |
| 2000s | 4,529 | 1,249 | 21.6% |
| 2010s | 2,937 | 198 | 6.3% |
| 2020s | 1,199 | 67 | 5.3% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 260 | #901 | 14 | #7,661 |
| 2023 | 208 | #1,048 | 15 | #7,334 |
| 2022 | 231 | #976 | 8 | #11,450 |
| 2021 | 227 | #977 | 10 | #9,734 |
| 2020 | 273 | #835 | 20 | #5,911 |
| 2019 | 230 | #939 | 18 | #6,487 |
| 2018 | 266 | #837 | 19 | #6,314 |
| 2017 | 274 | #819 | 11 | #9,475 |
| 2016 | 266 | #846 | 14 | #8,094 |
| 2015 | 296 | #788 | 24 | #5,511 |
| 2014 | 288 | #798 | 15 | #7,760 |
| 2013 | 290 | #773 | 18 | #6,804 |
| 2012 | 314 | #739 | 15 | #7,918 |
| 2011 | 333 | #695 | 28 | #4,953 |
| 2010 | 380 | #638 | 36 | #4,123 |
| 2009 | 369 | #663 | 42 | #3,754 |
| 2008 | 414 | #606 | 54 | #3,130 |
| 2007 | 445 | #577 | 75 | #2,493 |
| 2006 | 412 | #598 | 79 | #2,379 |
| 2005 | 373 | #605 | 99 | #1,934 |
| 2004 | 421 | #548 | 111 | #1,737 |
| 2003 | 448 | #523 | 142 | #1,398 |
| 2002 | 487 | #478 | 180 | #1,149 |
| 2001 | 561 | #433 | 214 | #1,003 |
| 2000 | 599 | #415 | 253 | #870 |
| 1999 | 564 | #416 | 308 | #731 |
| 1998 | 639 | #387 | 462 | #543 |
| 1997 | 596 | #394 | 572 | #444 |
| 1996 | 537 | #420 | 483 | #497 |
| 1995 | 594 | #394 | 680 | #390 |
| 1994 | 674 | #358 | 869 | #313 |
| 1993 | 565 | #411 | 523 | #482 |
| 1992 | 349 | #547 | 305 | #707 |
| 1991 | 271 | #619 | 38 | #2,996 |
| 1990 | 259 | #632 | 42 | #2,746 |
| 1989 | 190 | #717 | 55 | #2,200 |
| 1988 | 100 | #963 | 30 | #3,242 |
| 1987 | 82 | #1,054 | 9 | #7,519 |
| 1986 | 58 | #1,270 | 7 | #8,746 |
| 1985 | 81 | #1,012 | 9 | #7,091 |
| 1984 | 80 | #995 | 11 | #5,987 |
| 1983 | 80 | #987 | 11 | #5,906 |
| 1982 | 80 | #1,015 | 8 | #7,637 |
| 1981 | 82 | #1,004 | 11 | #5,964 |
| 1980 | 92 | #929 | 7 | #8,355 |
| 1979 | 111 | #828 | 8 | #7,466 |
| 1978 | 153 | #676 | 9 | #6,515 |
| 1977 | 177 | #637 | 12 | #5,271 |
| 1976 | 149 | #674 | 12 | #4,955 |
| 1975 | 143 | #692 | 13 | #4,645 |
| 1974 | 168 | #621 | 9 | #5,868 |
| 1973 | 156 | #635 | 13 | #4,414 |
| 1972 | 148 | #660 | 13 | #4,346 |
| 1971 | 212 | #555 | 12 | #4,602 |
| 1970 | 206 | #566 | 19 | #3,330 |
| 1969 | 157 | #630 | 10 | #4,782 |
| 1968 | 56 | #989 | 10 | #4,554 |
| 1967 | 50 | #1,034 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 56 | #972 | 8 | #4,955 |
| 1965 | 67 | #900 | 6 | #5,947 |
| 1964 | 26 | #1,552 | 13 | #3,731 |
| 1963 | 21 | #1,750 | 16 | #3,203 |
| 1962 | 22 | #1,719 | 12 | #3,821 |
| 1961 | 14 | #2,261 | 6 | #5,974 |
| 1960 | 18 | #1,920 | 10 | #4,237 |
| 1959 | 11 | #2,562 | 7 | #5,139 |
| 1958 | 10 | #2,678 | 10 | #3,989 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,008 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,934 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,009 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,762 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,733 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,958 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,786 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 6 | #3,247 | 8 | #3,731 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,498 |
| 1939 | 7 | #2,888 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Darian reached #358 in 1994. As a girl name, it reached #313 in 1994. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Darian
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.