Darius has been given to about 54,278 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1994, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.
Darius ranks 788th among American boys in 2025, with 322 born that year. Its best year was 1994, when 2,200 babies were given the name, ranking 155th. The typical living American called Darius is about 29 years old today. It is relatively most common in Mississippi, where it accounts for 0.03% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.