Given name
Daric
“an oak-hearted man; one who is strong”
Daric is a variant of Darroch. One Irish interpretation is “an oak-hearted man; one who is strong.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Daric is a variant of Darroch. One Irish interpretation is “an oak-hearted man; one who is strong.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Daric is a variant of Darroch. An origin associated with Darroch is Irish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1961. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Daric through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 607
- 607 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1976
- 26 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2020. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 26 in 1976. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 594 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Daric, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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