Boys' name · since 1987
Dearius
417 babies named Dearius in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,801 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,528 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 417
- born since 1987
- 1990s
- peak decade
417 babies have been named Dearius since 1987, making it today's #12528 boys' name.
Dearius has 417 recorded births among boys since 1987, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12528 as of the latest data, more common than 10% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- 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.
- #8,801 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,528 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 417 born since 1987
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dearius ranks #8,801 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,528 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 417 born since 1987, peaking in the 1990s.
- #8,801 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,528 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 417
- born since 1987
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dearius's 417 recorded births place it above 80.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
How Dearius compares
417 Top 48% higher than 52% 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
Dearius's all-time total is 13% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dearius | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 417 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 22 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dearius's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dearius's full recorded timeline at 2006, 35% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 65% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1990, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1995 peak of 22 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dearius popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2025
- Peak year (1995)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Dearius by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (168 births, 40% of the file).
1990s was Dearius's strongest decade.
168 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Dearius births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 22
1980s
22 births
- 1990s
1990s
168 births
- 2000s
2000s
123 births
- 2010s
2010s
78 births
- 2020s 26
2020s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 168 births (40% of all-time use).
Dearius by state
Where Dearius concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 5 | 1.2% |
| #2 | Mississippi | | 5 | 1.2% |
5 of 417 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Dearius's data
- Dearius's decade-level peak was the 1990s (168 total births); usage has since declined to 26 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Deariuss (5 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 Dearius: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
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 Dearius 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.