Given name
Darrian
“a gift”
Darrian is a variant of Darion. One Greek interpretation is “a gift.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Darrian is a variant of Darion. One Greek interpretation is “a gift.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Darrian 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 1960. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Darrian through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,423
- 3,452 boys · 971 girls
- Most popular year
- 1994
- 340 babies
- 2025
- 16
- #5,662 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −52%
- Cooling
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 100% boys.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 16 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,662 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 51.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 190 in 1994. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,537 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.
Darrian’s family of names
Darrian has a related form in Daria. Darrian has a related form in Darion.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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