Boys' name · since 1962
Darrius
7,689 babies named Darrius in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,402 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,983 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,689
- born since 1962
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Darrius is the #3983 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 7,689 recorded since 1962.
Social Security Administration records show Darrius recorded 7,689 times among boys since 1962, holding rank #3983 nationally today, ahead of 71% 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 1962 to 2025.
- #1,402 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,983 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 7,689 born since 1962
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Darrius ranks #1,402 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,983 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 7,689 born since 1962, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1,402 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,983 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,689
- born since 1962
- 1990s
- peak decade
Darrius's 7,689 recorded births place it above 96.91% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
27 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Darrius compares
7,689 Top 10% higher than 90% 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
Darrius's all-time total is 21x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Darrius | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 7,689 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 319 | 34 | 22,252 |
Darrius's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Darrius splits its recorded history at 1994: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1962 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1994 peak of 319 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Darrius popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–2025
- Peak year (1994)
- 319
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Darrius by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (2,801 births, 36% of the file).
1990s was Darrius's strongest decade.
2,801 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Darrius births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 74
1960s
74 births
- 1970s 330
1970s
330 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,298 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,801 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,021 births
- 2010s 918
2010s
918 births
- 2020s 247
2020s
247 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 2,801 births (36% of all-time use).
How Darrius 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 Darrius's total volume
Darrius by state
Where Darrius concentrates geographically, total births since 1962
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 553 | 7.2% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 517 | 6.7% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 494 | 6.4% |
| #4 | Florida | | 488 | 6.3% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 402 | 5.2% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 360 | 4.7% |
| #7 | Alabama | | 338 | 4.4% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 328 | 4.3% |
553 of 7,689 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 27 reporting states.
Darrius appears in 27 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Darrius's data
- Darrius's decade-level peak was the 1990s (2,801 total births); usage has since declined to 247 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Darriuss (553 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Darrius
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Darrius: 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 (~63 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, 1962–2025 (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 Darrius 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.