Fun Facts About the Name Zarius
- 327 babies named Zarius: U.S. records list 327 babies given the name Zarius from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Zarius Mean?
Zarius is a rare given name whose meaning is not established. There is no older form of the name with a securely identified root - Hebrew, Greek, Latin, Persian, or Germanic - that would allow it to be translated with confidence, so reliable reference works do not give it a settled definition.
Explanations that circulate for it usually borrow their meanings from names that sound similar. Zachary, from the Hebrew Zekharyah (זְכַרְיָה), is commonly understood as "Yahweh has remembered." Darius, from Old Persian Dārayavahush by way of Latin, is generally explained as "holding firm the good." Zarius resembles both, but a similarity in sound is not evidence of a shared origin, and neither derivation is supported by an earlier recorded form of Zarius itself.
Zarius Name History & Origins
Zarius has no documented chain of earlier forms, so its development cannot be followed from one language to another the way Zachary can be traced from Hebrew through Greek Zacharias and Latin, or Darius from Old Persian through Greek and Latin. The name's shape, however, follows familiar patterns: the ending -ius is the ordinary Latin masculine ending seen in Darius, Aurelius, and Julius, and an initial Z in Latin-based naming usually marks a word taken from Greek or Hebrew, as in Zacharias and Zephyrus. Those features explain how the name looks and sounds, but they do not by themselves identify where it came from.
Its use is chiefly modern and chiefly in English-speaking countries, where it stands alongside other uncommon names beginning with Z. No saint, biblical figure, or widely read literary character is consistently attached to Zarius in the way that patrons and scriptural figures are attached to older names.
How Popular is the Name Zarius?
Zarius has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2004. Its best rank was #4,788 in 2004.
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 | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,674 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #14,203 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2023 | #7,724 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2022 | #7,751 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2021 | #9,690 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2020 | #11,992 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2019 | #9,731 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2018 | #9,653 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2016 | #8,794 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2015 | #7,059 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2014 | #10,693 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2013 | #9,641 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2012 | #8,143 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2011 | #10,782 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2010 | #6,028 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2009 | #7,682 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2008 | #8,316 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2007 | #5,207 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2006 | #6,090 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2005 | #6,218 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2004 | #4,788 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2003 | #6,251 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2002 | #6,081 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2001 | #5,662 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2000 | #6,311 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1999 | #5,314 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1998 | #5,462 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1997 | #4,956 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1996 | #7,964 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1995 | #8,853 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1994 | #8,792 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1991 | #8,230 | 6 | 0.0003% |
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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How the Name Zarius Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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Dependable, very down-to-earth and well grounded, you are always looking for meaningful work, a career where you can take pride in your work and do the best job you are capable of. Your prime desire is to build protected and secure environment at home and at work. You can be very persuasive in achieving goals and gaining objectives. You can be very detailed and well-organized and possess great organizational skills. At times you may appear too stubborn and overly critical to others, but your practical approach to life and productivity makes you one of the most beneficent members of community.
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