Darion
Feminine
Darion is given to both — 561 girls and 7,212 boys since 1880. See Darion as a boy nameSee other names given to both
Darion is a two- or three-syllable name that recalls Darius, the great Persian king, with an ending of its own. It has been given almost entirely to boys, and it has a strong, rolling sound.
How old is the name Darion?
Darion first appears in US birth records in 1991 — 34 years ago. The typical Darion alive today was born around 1995, making them about 30 years old. About 600 people named Darion are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Darion most popular?
Darion peaked in 1994, reaching #1594 nationally. See the whole 1994 chart.
Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Darion
Darius the Great of Persia finished a canal linking the Nile to the Red Sea, more than two thousand years before Suez, and set up stone monuments along it announcing that ships could now sail from Egypt to Persia. Darion has no recorded link to him, but it carries the sound of his name, and a name that echoes a builder of great works is a fine thing to hand a son.
Meaningnot established
Not established
No source records the origin of Darion. It sounds like Darius and Darren and ends like Orion, and no record says how it was built.
Pronouncing Darion
DAIR-ee-un
Stress on the first syllable. Some families say duh-RY-un.
Nicknames for Darion
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1991
- Most girls named
- 199495 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1594reached in 1994
- Change vs 2010
- −50.0%5 in 2012, from 10
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Darions among us
people named Darion are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Darion sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- It has a strong, memorable sound.
- Dare and Dari give two short forms.
- People will write Darian, Darien or Darrion.
- A very few girls have been given it; there is no recorded meaning to give either way.
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Frequently asked
- How many Darions are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 600 people named Darion are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Darion in 2025?
- Darion is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Darion with classmates?
- Darion will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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