Given name & surname
Darien
“a gift”
Darien is a variant of Darion. One Greek interpretation is “a gift.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Darien is a variant of Darion. One Greek interpretation is “a gift.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Darien is a variant of Daria. An origin associated with Daria is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1937. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Darien through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 12,826
- 10,977 boys · 1,849 girls
- Most popular year
- 1994
- 771 babies
- 2025
- 125
- #1,436 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −17%
- Easing
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 97% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 125 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,436 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 15.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 607 in 1994. In 2025, California and Florida shared the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (15 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 10,157 as a first name in 2020; 305 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.
Darien’s family of names
In English usage, Darien has a related form in Darian. Darien has a related form in Daria. Darien has a related form in Darion.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
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 Darien
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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