Given name
Darise
“possessing good fortune; wealthy”
Darise is a variant of Darice. In Greek use, Darice carries the interpretation “possessing good fortune; wealthy.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Darise is a variant of Darice. In Greek use, Darice carries the interpretation “possessing good fortune; wealthy.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1953. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Darise through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 18
- 0 boys · 18 girls
- Most popular year
- 1953
- 7 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 girls is 5 in 1965. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 7 in 1953.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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