US rank #4775 Unisex name Peak 2010 565 births

Daryan — #4775 US boys' name

565 babies named Daryan in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s161990s1122000s1922010s1762020s69
#4775
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 66% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Daryan was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

31 babies were named Daryan in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Daryan

The Social Security Administration has registered 565 babies named Daryan between 1987 and 2024, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Daryan currently holds the #4775 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 31 babies received it in a single year. Daryan is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 260 additional births since 1992.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Daryan performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 192 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Daryan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 30 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Daryan in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Daryan 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 565 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.

Daryan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

565

Since 1987

38 years of records

Peak year

2010

31 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#4,775

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1987

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2024

Daryan popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1987

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2010)
31
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
010203040 202420192014200920041999199419881987 5

Daryan popularity over time — girls

260 total births recorded since 1992 (Daryan as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 260 births
010203040 20082004200220001998199619941992 13

Daryan by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
192 births that decade — 34% of Daryan's all-time total
1980s161990s1122000s1922010s1762020s69

Daryan by state

Where Daryan concentrates geographically — total births since 1987

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Daryan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
30 5.3%
#2 Texas
7 1.2%
#3 New York
5 0.9%
California share of Daryan's total US births 5.3%
Even split

30 of 565 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Daryan?
565 babies have been named Daryan since 1987. It currently ranks #4775 among boys. The peak year was 2010 with 31 births.
When was Daryan most popular?
Daryan was most popular in the 2000s decade with 192 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Where is Daryan most popular?
The top states for the name Daryan are California (30 births), Texas (7 births), New York (5 births).
Is Daryan a unisex name?
Yes, Daryan is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 565 births, and as a girl's name it has 260 births.
How long has the name Daryan been used?
Daryan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 38 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Daryan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Darrell, Darren, Darryl, Daryl, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1987–2024 (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.