Given name & surname
Dari
“a wealthy man”
Dari is a variant of Daire. One Irish interpretation is “a wealthy man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Dari is a variant of Daire. One Irish interpretation is “a wealthy man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Dari is a variant of Daria. An origin associated with Daria is Greek. Dari is a variant of Daire. An origin associated with Daire is Irish.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
From Latin Dārius, from Ancient Greek Δᾱρεῖος, from Old Persian 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎢𐏁, from Old Persian 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 (Dārayavaʰuš), built from Old Persian 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎫𐎡𐎹 + *vahuš.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1945. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dari through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 736
- 45 boys · 691 girls
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 33 babies
- 2025
- 12
- #8,490 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +51%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 12 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 8,490 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 75.4% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 768 as a first name in 2020; 261 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Dari’s family of names
Dari has a related form in Daria. Dari has a related form in Daire. In Greek usage, Dari as a surname is a transliteration of Δάρη.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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