Is Darius a boy or girl name?
Darius is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 343 boys were named Darius, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.5% of the 53,949 US babies named Darius were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #746
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Darius since 1880
- 53,949
- Most popular year
- 1994
- 2,200 babies
Boys and girls named Darius, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 22 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1910s | 128 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 178 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 170 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 252 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 587 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 1,350 | 5 | 0.4% |
| 1970s | 3,144 | 34 | 1.1% |
| 1980s | 7,178 | 92 | 1.3% |
| 1990s | 19,665 | 105 | 0.5% |
| 2000s | 12,436 | 36 | 0.3% |
| 2010s | 6,546 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 2,011 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 343 | #746 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 365 | #728 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 402 | #678 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 434 | #636 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 467 | #592 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 491 | #567 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 552 | #511 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 584 | #495 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 584 | #511 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 578 | #502 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 614 | #473 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 718 | #410 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 730 | #399 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 766 | #380 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 929 | #337 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 956 | #333 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 1,052 | #318 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 1,090 | #306 | 6 | #15,988 |
| 2006 | 1,244 | #278 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 1,134 | #291 | 5 | #17,137 |
| 2004 | 1,117 | #284 | 7 | #13,095 |
| 2003 | 1,289 | #255 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 1,422 | #237 | 5 | #16,048 |
| 2001 | 1,568 | #218 | 7 | #12,380 |
| 2000 | 1,564 | #220 | 6 | #13,585 |
| 1999 | 1,703 | #199 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 2,131 | #162 | 7 | #11,413 |
| 1997 | 1,890 | #177 | 14 | #6,568 |
| 1996 | 1,768 | #182 | 13 | #6,814 |
| 1995 | 1,932 | #169 | 15 | #6,034 |
| 1994 | 2,184 | #155 | 16 | #5,781 |
| 1993 | 1,983 | #161 | 11 | #7,621 |
| 1992 | 1,923 | #164 | 12 | #7,146 |
| 1991 | 2,118 | #152 | 7 | #10,530 |
| 1990 | 2,033 | #152 | 10 | #8,024 |
| 1989 | 1,504 | #194 | 21 | #4,388 |
| 1988 | 948 | #249 | 10 | #7,252 |
| 1987 | 902 | #253 | 14 | #5,359 |
| 1986 | 650 | #313 | 10 | #6,712 |
| 1985 | 609 | #326 | 7 | #8,553 |
| 1984 | 601 | #321 | 7 | #8,370 |
| 1983 | 489 | #361 | 6 | #9,302 |
| 1982 | 493 | #362 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 484 | #363 | 7 | #8,314 |
| 1980 | 498 | #356 | 10 | #6,404 |
| 1979 | 460 | #374 | 6 | #9,251 |
| 1978 | 351 | #420 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 361 | #415 | 8 | #7,019 |
| 1976 | 273 | #481 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 307 | #457 | 6 | #8,218 |
| 1974 | 297 | #465 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 285 | #462 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 292 | #460 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 259 | #505 | 8 | #6,130 |
| 1970 | 259 | #502 | 6 | #7,255 |
| 1969 | 220 | #529 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 172 | #576 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 165 | #590 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 125 | #661 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 124 | #665 | 5 | #6,725 |
| 1964 | 124 | #693 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 128 | #686 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 109 | #734 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 98 | #778 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 85 | #826 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 73 | #899 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 79 | #851 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 77 | #854 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 55 | #1,012 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 67 | #910 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 58 | #978 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 44 | #1,105 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 60 | #915 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 41 | #1,123 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 33 | #1,260 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 29 | #1,352 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 29 | #1,353 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 33 | #1,278 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 39 | #1,114 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 15 | #1,796 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 25 | #1,338 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 19 | #1,651 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 19 | #1,641 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 23 | #1,421 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 21 | #1,482 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 25 | #1,327 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 11 | #2,216 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 20 | #1,543 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 16 | #1,743 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 15 | #1,853 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 18 | #1,672 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 15 | #1,845 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 15 | #1,935 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 16 | #1,865 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 19 | #1,707 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 13 | #2,232 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 14 | #2,185 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 25 | #1,525 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 20 | #1,740 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 16 | #2,026 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 21 | #1,736 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 17 | #1,962 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 20 | #1,778 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 16 | #2,079 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 16 | #2,066 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 17 | #1,895 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 18 | #1,843 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 27 | #1,336 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 16 | #1,869 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 13 | #2,094 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 12 | #1,891 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 9 | #1,979 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 9 | #1,773 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 7 | #1,339 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 5 | #1,120 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 5 | #1,104 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 6 | #870 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 6 | #861 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 10 | #608 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Darius reached #152 in 1990. As a girl name, it reached #4,388 in 1989. 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 Darius
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.