Boy · Old Persian, through Greek
Darius
Say it: DAIR-ee-us
Meaning
From Old Persian Dārayavauš, 'holding firm the good'.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
Its wave through time
Most used in the 1990s
In the United States
- 52,375 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 1994, about 1 in 885 boys
- 462 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| Old Persian | Dārayavauš |
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Famous bearers
- Darius Rucker, singer
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Where this comes from
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- The Hebrew Bible and the New Testament
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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