Darian is an established variant of Darren that peaked in 1994 and has since faded.
Darian is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #928 among boys (254) and #6,379 among girls (18) — overall #1,811 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 272 | 272 | #6,379 | #928 |
| 2024 | 278 | 284 | #7,687 | #896 |
| 2023 | 224 | 224 | #7,341 | #1,046 |
| 2022 | 239 | 239 | #11,456 | #976 |
| 2021 | 237 | 237 | #9,735 | #977 |
| 2020 | 293 | 293 | #5,916 | #835 |
| 2019 | 248 | 248 | #6,488 | #939 |
| 2018 | 285 | 285 | #6,316 | #837 |
| 2017 | 285 | 285 | #9,477 | #820 |
| 2016 | 280 | 280 | #8,097 | #846 |
| 2015 | 320 | 332 | #5,512 | #788 |
| 2014 | 303 | 303 | #7,760 | #798 |
| 2013 | 308 | 320 | #6,806 | #774 |
| 2012 | 329 | 336 | #7,921 | #739 |
| 2011 | 361 | 361 | #4,953 | #695 |
| 2010 | 416 | 416 | #4,124 | #638 |
| 2009 | 411 | 418 | #3,754 | #663 |
| 2008 | 468 | 475 | #3,130 | #606 |
| 2007 | 520 | 525 | #2,493 | #577 |
| 2006 | 491 | 491 | #2,380 | #598 |
| 2005 | 472 | 472 | #1,934 | #605 |
| 2004 | 532 | 532 | #1,737 | #548 |
| 2003 | 590 | 590 | #1,398 | #523 |
| 2002 | 667 | 672 | #1,149 | #478 |
| 2001 | 775 | 775 | #1,003 | #433 |
| 2000 | 852 | 857 | #870 | #415 |
| 1999 | 872 | 872 | #731 | #416 |
| 1998 | 1,101 | 1,101 | #543 | #387 |
| 1997 | 1,168 | — | #444 | #394 |
| 1996 | 1,020 | — | #497 | #420 |
| 1995 | 1,274 | — | #390 | #394 |
| 1994 | 1,543 | — | #313 | #358 |
| 1993 | 1,088 | — | #482 | #411 |
| 1992 | 654 | — | #707 | #547 |
| 1991 | 309 | — | #2,996 | #619 |
| 1990 | 301 | — | #2,746 | #632 |
| 1989 | 245 | — | #2,200 | #717 |
| 1988 | 130 | — | #3,242 | #963 |
| 1987 | 91 | — | #7,518 | #1,054 |
| 1986 | 65 | — | #8,746 | #1,270 |
| 1985 | 90 | — | #7,092 | #1,012 |
| 1984 | 91 | — | #5,987 | #995 |
| 1983 | 91 | — | #5,906 | #987 |
| 1982 | 88 | — | #7,638 | #1,015 |
| 1981 | 93 | — | #5,965 | #1,004 |
| 1980 | 99 | — | #8,355 | #929 |
| 1979 | 119 | — | #7,466 | #828 |
| 1978 | 162 | — | #6,517 | #676 |
| 1977 | 189 | — | #5,271 | #637 |
| 1976 | 161 | — | #4,954 | #674 |
| 1975 | 156 | — | #4,646 | #692 |
| 1974 | 177 | — | #5,866 | #621 |
| 1973 | 169 | — | #4,414 | #635 |
| 1972 | 161 | — | #4,345 | #660 |
| 1971 | 224 | — | #4,602 | #555 |
| 1970 | 225 | — | #3,331 | #566 |
| 1969 | 167 | — | #4,782 | #630 |
| 1968 | 66 | — | #4,554 | #987 |
| 1967 | 50 | — | — | #1,034 |
| 1966 | 64 | — | #4,955 | #972 |
| 1965 | 73 | — | #5,946 | #901 |
| 1964 | 39 | — | #3,731 | #1,552 |
| 1963 | 37 | — | #3,203 | #1,750 |
| 1962 | 34 | — | #3,821 | #1,719 |
| 1961 | 20 | — | #5,973 | #2,262 |
| 1960 | 28 | — | #4,238 | #1,920 |
| 1959 | 18 | — | #5,139 | #2,561 |
| 1958 | 20 | — | #3,989 | #2,679 |
| 1957 | 7 | — | #5,008 | — |
| 1956 | 7 | — | #4,935 | — |
| 1955 | 5 | — | #6,009 | — |
| 1954 | 7 | — | #4,762 | — |
| 1952 | 5 | — | #5,732 | — |
| 1951 | 6 | — | #4,958 | — |
| 1948 | 6 | — | #4,786 | — |
| 1946 | 14 | — | #3,731 | #3,247 |
| 1940 | 5 | — | #4,498 | — |
| 1939 | 7 | — | — | #2,888 |