Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Darius

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Darius
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1994

Peak era

1994

Peak rank proxy

2,184

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Millennial

1880Peak 19942024

Peak year

1994

Decline from peak

84.3%

2024

343

All-time

53,677

Darius is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1994, when 2,184 boys were named Darius.

In 2024, only 343 boys were given the name.

Down 84.3% from its peak.

All told, about 53,677 Americans have been named Darius and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationMillennial

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1994

19942,184 boys named Darius

2024343 boys named Darius

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