Given name
Darryan
“a gift”
Darryan is a variant of Darion. One Greek interpretation is “a gift.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Darryan is a variant of Darion. One Greek interpretation is “a gift.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Darryan 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 1992. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Darryan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 34
- 15 boys · 19 girls
- Most popular year
- 1994
- 13 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 2008. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 102 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.
Darryan’s family of names
Darryan has a related form in Darion.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
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.
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