Masculine dossier · first seen 1880
Darius
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 1994
Peak era
1994
Peak births
2,184
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Millennial
Quick answers about Darius
How many people are named Darius?
An estimated 51,508 living Americans are named Darius.
How rare is Darius?
Darius is uncommon among babies today, with 322 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 85.3% from its 1994 peak.
How old is the typical Darius?
The median age of a living American named Darius is approximately 29 years, with most bearers falling between 20 and 36 years old.
Is Darius still popular?
Not especially. Darius has been declining since its 1994 peak and registered 322 births in 2025.
Where is Darius most common?
Darius has its strongest geographic signal in District of Columbia, where it appears 4.6× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19942025
Peak year
1994
Decline from peak
85.3%
2025
322
All-time
54,006
Where it lives now
Darius is most concentrated in District of Columbia — about 4.6× the national rate in the 2000s.
States where Darius is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.