Variant of Darius, from Old Persian meaning he who holds firm. The softer spelling gives it an androgynous quality, used for both boys and girls in English-speaking cultures.
Nicknames
dari
Vibe
gentle
How it ages.
Caught between classic and invented-sounding; may not age as well as the base form Darius.
The cultural moment.
Used in the US and UK through the 1990s and 2000s, peaked around 2000.