Fun Facts About the Name Darrion
- More than 4 thousand babies named Darrion: U.S. records list 4,547 babies given the name Darrion from 1880 through 2025. Even 149 girls received the name Darrion - about 1 girl for every 30 boys.
What Does the Name Darrion Mean?
Darrion is a modern English spelling of the name more often written Darian or Darien, which is generally treated as a variant of Darius. Darius comes from the Greek Dareios, a rendering of the Old Persian name Dārayavauš. That name is built from dāraya-, "to hold" or "to possess," and vahu-, "good," so its literal sense is something like "holding firm the good" or "possessing goodness."
A second explanation links Darian to the Latin name Darianus, and some uses of the name may simply continue an English surname. These derivations are not fully settled, and the doubled r and -ion ending of Darrion are spelling features of modern English rather than evidence of a separate root.
Darrion Name History & Origins
The Old Persian name Dārayavauš was borne by several Achaemenid kings, including Darius I, whose reign began in 522 BC. Greek writers rendered the name as Dareios, and Latin as Darius. Through the Bible, where Darius appears in the book of Daniel, the name entered English use.
The forms Darian and Darien developed as English variants of Darius. Darien is also a place name, notably for the Darién region of Panama and for the short-lived Scottish colony there in the 1690s, which gave the spelling wider familiarity in English. Darrion keeps the same sounds but adjusts the spelling with a doubled r and the -ion ending seen in many modern American respellings. The name is used for boys, and occasionally for girls, in the United States.
How Popular is the Name Darrion?
Darrion recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1994. Its best rank was #702 in 1994.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | #17,670 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2009 | #15,716 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2008 | #18,207 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2003 | #16,383 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #7,686 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1999 | #13,083 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1998 | #8,135 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1997 | #7,895 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1996 | #8,309 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1995 | #3,606 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 1994 | #4,563 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1993 | #7,132 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1992 | #9,693 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1991 | #13,675 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,741 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2024 | #3,704 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 2023 | #3,361 | 35 | 0.0020% |
| 2022 | #3,290 | 36 | 0.0021% |
| 2021 | #3,595 | 31 | 0.0018% |
| 2020 | #2,516 | 51 | 0.0030% |
| 2019 | #2,865 | 43 | 0.0024% |
| 2018 | #2,620 | 48 | 0.0026% |
| 2017 | #2,460 | 52 | 0.0028% |
| 2016 | #2,443 | 52 | 0.0027% |
| 2015 | #2,572 | 48 | 0.0025% |
| 2014 | #2,180 | 62 | 0.0032% |
| 2013 | #2,406 | 52 | 0.0027% |
| 2012 | #2,159 | 62 | 0.0033% |
| 2011 | #1,873 | 75 | 0.0039% |
| 2010 | #1,798 | 82 | 0.0043% |
| 2009 | #1,499 | 111 | 0.0056% |
| 2008 | #1,295 | 134 | 0.0066% |
| 2007 | #1,290 | 135 | 0.0065% |
| 2006 | #1,179 | 143 | 0.0070% |
| 2005 | #1,070 | 155 | 0.0078% |
| 2004 | #1,023 | 160 | 0.0081% |
| 2003 | #906 | 184 | 0.0093% |
| 2002 | #941 | 171 | 0.0088% |
| 2001 | #982 | 156 | 0.0080% |
| 2000 | #866 | 183 | 0.0093% |
| 1999 | #933 | 157 | 0.0082% |
| 1998 | #844 | 173 | 0.0091% |
| 1997 | #756 | 197 | 0.0105% |
| 1996 | #758 | 195 | 0.0103% |
| 1995 | #734 | 214 | 0.0112% |
| 1994 | #702 | 220 | 0.0114% |
| 1993 | #948 | 129 | 0.0066% |
| 1992 | #1,223 | 85 | 0.0043% |
| 1991 | #1,173 | 89 | 0.0044% |
| 1990 | #1,183 | 85 | 0.0041% |
| 1989 | #1,320 | 69 | 0.0034% |
| 1988 | #1,595 | 45 | 0.0024% |
| 1987 | #1,797 | 36 | 0.0019% |
| 1986 | #1,801 | 34 | 0.0018% |
| 1985 | #1,736 | 35 | 0.0019% |
| 1984 | #2,179 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1983 | #1,910 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 1982 | #2,176 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1981 | #2,698 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1980 | #1,972 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 1979 | #2,604 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1977 | #2,683 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 1976 | #3,529 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1975 | #4,035 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1974 | #5,390 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1973 | #2,891 | 12 | 0.0008% |
| 1972 | #3,206 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1971 | #2,588 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1970 | #2,535 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1969 | #2,730 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1968 | #2,774 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1967 | #2,263 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1966 | #2,506 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1965 | #2,106 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1964 | #2,701 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1963 | #3,105 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1962 | #2,889 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1961 | #3,157 | 8 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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