Namewise
Shortlist

Darius

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Darius: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Darius: Recorded since 1966, it reached #182 in 1978, and it stood at #329 in 2025.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #283 to #982.200020052010201520202025#283#982
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
View as table
England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1996#374
1997#369
1998#345
1999#338
2000#350
2001#433
2002#805
2003#710
2004#906
2005#982
2006#764
2007#742
2008#803
2009#675
2010#589
2011#681
2012#542
2013#532
2014#455
2015#399
2016#373
2017#319
2018#304
2019#283
2020#331
2021#340
2022#340
2023#389
2024#448
2025#478

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in 35 of the 56 years from 1966 to 2021.

In 2025: #329 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #478 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 5 national registrars across 5 regions, 1966–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1966

    First recorded at #453 among boys in Norway in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1966–2021

    Highest recorded position: #182 among boys in Norway, in 1978 (recorded 1966–2021).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #478 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1966 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #182 in Norway in 1978.

Darius's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#47881HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#44890HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#389103HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#340127HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#340133HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#331139HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#283172HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#304159HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#319157HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#373124HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#399106HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#45587HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#53269HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#54267HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#68147HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#58957HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#67545HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#80335HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#74237HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#76433HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#98222HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#90623HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#71030HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#80523HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#43349HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#35070HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#33874HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#34568HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#36962HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#37459HighVerified
2019Northern Irelandmale#4183HighVerified
2015Northern Irelandmale#3424HighVerified
2021Norwaymale#4614HighVerified
2018Norwaymale#5104HighVerified
2017Norwaymale#4048HighVerified
2014Norwaymale#4905HighVerified
2010Norwaymale#4646HighVerified
2009Norwaymale#5434HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#5664HighVerified
1994Norwaymale#4756HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#5375HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#4557HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#38810HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#5246HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#30815HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#23523HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#26918HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#20632HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#20630HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#22724HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#20230HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#21527HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#25819HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#21427HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#18338HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#18235HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#19133HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#21227HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#20129HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#20430HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#22024HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#22923HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#23222HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#28815HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#29614HighVerified
1968Norwaymale#3829HighVerified
1966Norwaymale#4536HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandmale#32912HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandmale#37410HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandmale#31913HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandmale#30614HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandmale#31214HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandmale#38110HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandmale#22921HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandmale#31813HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandmale#26318HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandmale#35311HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandmale#30814HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandmale#4288HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandmale#5345HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandmale#5006HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandmale#4557HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandmale#4487HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandmale#33711HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandmale#4726HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandmale#4047HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandmale#3846HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandmale#4484HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandmale#3376HighVerified
2002Republic of Irelandmale#2678HighVerified
2000Republic of Irelandmale#3903HighVerified
2024Scotlandmale#4327HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Darius is officially recorded

5 official registrars have recorded Darius, between 1966 and 2025, in 58 of those 60 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

NorwayNorway: recorded in 1966Norway: recorded in 1968Norway: recorded in 1969Norway: recorded in 1970Norway: recorded in 1971Norway: recorded in 1972Norway: recorded in 1973Norway: recorded in 1974Norway: recorded in 1975Norway: recorded in 1976Norway: recorded in 1977Norway: recorded in 1978Norway: recorded in 1979Norway: recorded in 1980Norway: recorded in 1981Norway: recorded in 1982Norway: recorded in 1983Norway: recorded in 1984Norway: recorded in 1985Norway: recorded in 1986Norway: recorded in 1987Norway: recorded in 1988Norway: recorded in 1989Norway: recorded in 1990Norway: recorded in 1991Norway: recorded in 1992Norway: recorded in 1993Norway: recorded in 1994Norway: recorded in 1996Norway: recorded in 2009Norway: recorded in 2010Norway: recorded in 2014Norway: recorded in 2017Norway: recorded in 2018Norway: recorded in 2021Norway: highest position in 1978England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2019Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2000Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2002Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2003Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2005Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2006Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2007Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2008Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2009Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2010Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2011Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2012Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2013Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2014Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2015Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2016Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2017Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2018Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2019Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2020Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2021Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2022Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2023Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2024Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2025Republic of Ireland: highest position in 2019Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2015Northern Ireland: recorded in 2019Northern Ireland: highest position in 2015ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202419662025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1966–202135#182 in 1978
England and Wales1996–202530#283 in 2019
Republic of Ireland2000–202524#229 in 2019
Northern Ireland2015–20192#342 in 2015
Scotland20241#432 in 2024

Its high point came 46 years earlier in Norway (1978) than in Scotland (2024).

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Darius

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
5 official registrars, 1966–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1966 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #182 in Norway in 1978. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.