Given name & surname
Darian
“a wise woman”·“from the oak tree”·“a gift”
Darian is a variant of Dara. Interpretations include “a wise woman” and “from the oak tree”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts. Darian is a variant of Darion. One Greek interpretation is “a gift.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Darian is a variant of Dara. Interpretations include “a wise woman” and “from the oak tree”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts. Darian is a variant of Darion. One Greek interpretation is “a gift.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Darian is a variant of Darion. An origin associated with Darion is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1939. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Darian through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 23,297
- 17,041 boys · 6,256 girls
- Most popular year
- 1994
- 1,543 babies
- 2025
- 272
- #928 for boys · #6,379 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −10%
- Easing
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 94% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 254 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 928 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 9.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 674 in 1994. It also appeared in 18 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (57). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 18,136 as a first name in 2020; 248 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.
Darian’s family of names
Darian has a related form in Dara. Darian has a related form in Daria. In English usage, Darian has a related form in Darien.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Darian
- Darian TownsendSouth African and American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, former world record-holderborn 1984
- Darian Kingtennis playerborn 1992
- Darian StewartAmerican football playerborn 1988
- Darian TownesAmerican basketball player (born 1984)
- Darian MacKinnonScottish footballerborn 1985
- Darian CruzPuerto Rican wrestler (born 1995)
- Darian ThompsonAmerican football player (born 1993)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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