Unisex name · since 1939
Darian
Darian has 17,041 recorded births since 1939 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1994 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #905 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #927 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 17,041
- born since 1939
- 1990s
- peak decade
17,041 babies have been named Darian since 1939, making it today's #927 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Darian has been recorded 17,041 times among boys since 1939, currently ranked #927 nationally and more common than 93% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1939 to 2025.
- #905 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #927 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 17,041 born since 1939
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Darian ranks #905 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #927 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 17,041 born since 1939, peaking in the 1990s.
- #905 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #927 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 17,041
- born since 1939
- 1990s
- peak decade
Darian's 17,041 recorded births place it above 98.01% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
45 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Darian compares
17,041 Top 7% higher than 93% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Darian's all-time total is 46x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Darian | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 17,041 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 674 | 34 | 22,252 |
Darian's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Darian's full recorded timeline at 1991, 80% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 20% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1946, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1994 peak of 674 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Darian popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1939–2025
- Peak year (1994)
- 674
- Annual births at peak, across 87 years of records
Darian popularity over time - girls
6,256 total births recorded since 1940 (Darian as girls' name)
Darian by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (5,048 births, 30% of the file).
1990s was Darian's strongest decade.
5,048 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Darian births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 7
1930s
7 births
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s 21
1950s
21 births
- 1960s 487
1960s
487 births
- 1970s 1,623
1970s
1,623 births
- 1980s 925
1980s
925 births
- 1990s
1990s
5,048 births
- 2000s
2000s
4,529 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,937 births
- 2020s 1,458
2020s
1,458 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 5,048 births (30% of all-time use).
How Darian compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Darian's total volume
Darian by state
Where Darian concentrates geographically, total births since 1939
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,832 | 10.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,797 | 10.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 1,257 | 7.4% |
| #4 | New York | | 777 | 4.6% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 621 | 3.6% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 576 | 3.4% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 565 | 3.3% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 559 | 3.3% |
1,832 of 17,041 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 45 reporting states.
Darian appears in 45 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Darian's data
- Darian's decade-level peak was the 1990s (5,048 total births); usage has since declined to 1,458 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Darians (1,832 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Darian: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~86 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1939–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Darian draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.