Given name
Darrius
“a kingly man; one who is wealthy”
Darrius is a variant of Darius. One Greek interpretation is “a kingly man; one who is wealthy.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Darrius is a variant of Darius. One Greek interpretation is “a kingly man; one who is wealthy.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Darrius is a variant of Darius. An origin associated with Darius is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1962. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Darrius through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 7,689
- 7,689 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1994
- 319 babies
- 2025
- 27
- #3,971 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −40%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 27 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,971 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 39.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 319 in 1994. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (7). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 5,590 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.
Darrius’s family of names
Darrius has a related form in Darius.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Darrius
- Darrius GarrettAmerican basketball playerborn 1990
- Darrius BarnesAmerican soccer playerborn 1986
- Darrius Heyward-BeyAmerican football player (born 1987)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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