Given name & surname
Daria
“a kingly man; one who is wealthy”·“a wise woman”·“from the oak tree”
In English use, Daria is a feminine form of Darius. One Greek interpretation is “a kingly man; one who is wealthy.” Daria is a variant of Dara. Interpretations include “a wise woman” and “from the oak tree”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Daria is a feminine form of Darius. One Greek interpretation is “a kingly man; one who is wealthy.” Daria is a variant of Dara. Interpretations include “a wise woman” and “from the oak tree”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.
How it developed
In English usage, Daria is a feminine form of Darius.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Daria through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 9,068
- 5 boys · 9,063 girls
- Most popular year
- 1998
- 294 babies
- 2025
- 107
- #1,858 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −2%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 107 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,858 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 1.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 294 in 1998. In 2025, California and Illinois shared the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (13 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 11,948 as a first name in 2020; 357 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.
Daria’s family of names
Daria has an affectionate form in Dana. In English usage, Daria is a feminine form of Darius. Daria has a related form in Dorian.
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Around the world
Daria has relatives in 18 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
13 related names in 18 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 27
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Dorianvariant
- Darianvariant
- Daravariant
- Danapet form
- Darianavariant
- Darienvariant
- Dashapet form
- Dariannavariant
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 18
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Daria
- Daria KasatkinaRussian tennis playerborn 1997
- Daria BilodidUkrainian judokaborn 2000
- Daria SavilleRussian-Australian tennis playerborn 1994
- Daria NicolodiItalian actress (1950–2020)
- Daria KinzerCroatian pop singerborn 1988
- Daria DmitrievaRussian female handball playerborn 1995
- Daria ShmelevaRussian cyclistborn 1994
- Daria WerbowyCanadian model, artist, and photographerborn 1983
- Daria PikulikPolish racing cyclistborn 1997
Characters named Daria: Daria Morgendorffer (MTV animated series).
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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