Boys' name · since 1952
Darious
1,558 babies named Darious in U.S. Social Security records since 1952, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,846 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,036 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,558
- born since 1952
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Darious is the #9036 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,558 recorded since 1952.
Social Security Administration records show Darious recorded 1,558 times among boys since 1952, holding rank #9036 nationally today, ahead of 35% of boys, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1952 to 2025.
- #3,846 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,036 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,558 born since 1952
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Darious ranks #3,846 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,036 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,558 born since 1952, peaking in the 1990s.
- #3,846 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,036 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,558
- born since 1952
- 1990s
- peak decade
Darious's 1,558 recorded births place it above 91.54% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
How Darious compares
1,558 Top 25% higher than 75% 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
Darious's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Darious | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,558 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 76 | 34 | 22,252 |
Darious's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Darious splits its recorded history at 1997: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1952 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1993 peak of 76 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Darious popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–2025
- Peak year (1993)
- 76
- Annual births at peak, across 74 years of records
Darious by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (604 births, 39% of the file).
1990s was Darious's strongest decade.
604 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Darious births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s 63
1970s
63 births
- 1980s 237
1980s
237 births
- 1990s
1990s
604 births
- 2000s
2000s
389 births
- 2010s 196
2010s
196 births
- 2020s 58
2020s
58 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 604 births (39% of all-time use).
How Darious 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 Darious's total volume
Darious by state
Where Darious concentrates geographically, total births since 1952
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 80 | 5.1% |
| #2 | Florida | | 62 | 4.0% |
| #3 | Texas | | 60 | 3.9% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 44 | 2.8% |
| #5 | California | | 36 | 2.3% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 21 | 1.3% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 20 | 1.3% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 17 | 1.1% |
80 of 1,558 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Darious appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Darious's data
- Darious's decade-level peak was the 1990s (604 total births); usage has since declined to 58 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Dariouss (80 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia 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 Darious: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~73 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, 1952–2025 (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 Darious 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.