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Darius

“He who holds firm the good” — Old Persian, via Ancient Greek Δαρείος and Latin Dārīus origin

Boy's name · #788 in the US (2025) · 90s

Darius reached #152 in 1990 and has faded to #788 since. About 54,000 boys have carried it since 1880.

Around the world: about 1 in 1,300 boys in New Zealand (2025) · about 1 in 1,400 boys in Belgium (2025) · about 1 in 2,000 boys in Ireland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 33 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Dariuses

• Darius I — The fourth and greatest Achaemenid emperor (522–486 BC)
• Darius III — last king of the Achaemenid Empire (r. 336–330 BC)
• Darius II — The ninth Achaemenid emperor (423–404 BC)
• Darius Milhaud — French composer (1892–1974)
• Darius Songaila — Lithuanian basketball player

In stories & tradition

• Darius — Highlander: The Series
• Darius Bowman — Jurassic Park · Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous
• Darius Zackly — Attack on Titan

What Dariuses become

Among 534 notable people named Darius:

Sports figures appear 2.47× more often than among typical names — e.g. Darius Songaila, Lithuanian basketball player.

Similar names: Salvador · Darian · Demetrius · Dario · Markus · Daryl

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