Darrian — #4912 US boys' name
3,436 babies named Darrian in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 66% of names given to boys today.
38% of everyone ever named Darrian was born in this single decade.
190 babies were named Darrian in 1994 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Darrian
The Social Security Administration has registered 3,436 babies named Darrian between 1960 and 2024, spanning 65 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Darrian currently holds the #4912 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 190 babies received it in a single year. Darrian is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 971 additional births since 1988.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Darrian performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 1,315 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Darrian shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 248 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Darrian in 29 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Darrian in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 3,436 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Darrian at a glance
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Current rank
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Darrian popularity over time — boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1960
- Peak year (1994)
- 190
- Annual births at peak — across 65 years of records
Currently ranks #4912 among boys.
3,436 total births across 65 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1994 with 190 births in a single year.
Darrian popularity over time — girls
971 total births recorded since 1988 (Darrian as girls' name)
Unisex use is substantial
The girls' variant of Darrian accounts for 22% of total recorded use across both genders.
Darrian by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1990s
- 1,315 births that decade — 38% of Darrian's all-time total
Darrian decade highlights
- Peak decade 1,315 births
- Runner-up 989 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1990s was Darrian's strongest decade
1,315 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 38% of all-time use.
Darrian by state
Where Darrian concentrates geographically — total births since 1960
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 248 | 7.2% |
| #2 | Florida | | 197 | 5.7% |
| #3 | California | | 189 | 5.5% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 86 | 2.5% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 85 | 2.5% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 71 | 2.1% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 66 | 1.9% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 59 | 1.7% |
248 of 3,436 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 7.2% of nationwide
- Florida 5.7% of nationwide
- California 5.5% of nationwide
- Michigan 2.5% of nationwide
- Ohio 2.5% of nationwide
Recorded in 29 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 7.2% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Darrian appears in 29 states. Explore state details →
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1960–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.