Unisex name · since 1987
Daryan
Daryan has 579 recorded births since 1987 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2010 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,220 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,267 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 579
- born since 1987
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Daryan is the #6267 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 579 recorded since 1987.
Daryan has 579 recorded births among boys since 1987, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6267 as of the latest data, more common than 55% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2025.
- #7,220 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,267 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 579 born since 1987
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Daryan ranks #7,220 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,267 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 579 born since 1987, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,220 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,267 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 579
- born since 1987
- 2000s
- peak decade
Daryan's 579 recorded births place it above 84.1% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Daryan compares
579 Top 41% higher than 59% 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
Daryan's all-time total is 57% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Daryan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 579 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 31 | 34 | 22,252 |
Daryan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Daryan's full recorded timeline at 2007, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1987, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2010 peak of 31 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Daryan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Daryan popularity over time - girls
260 total births recorded since 1992 (Daryan as girls' name)
Daryan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (192 births, 33% of the file).
2000s was Daryan's strongest decade.
192 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Daryan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 16
1980s
16 births
- 1990s
1990s
112 births
- 2000s
2000s
192 births
- 2010s
2010s
176 births
- 2020s
2020s
83 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 192 births (33% of all-time use).
How Daryan 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 Daryan's total volume
Daryan by state
Where Daryan concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 30 | 5.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 7 | 1.2% |
| #3 | New York | | 5 | 0.9% |
30 of 579 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Daryan's data
- Daryan's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (192 total births) through the 2020s (83) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Daryans (30 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 Daryan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1987–2025 (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 Daryan 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.