Baby name
RISING
🇫🇷 🇩🇪 🇺🇸 Darius
/DAIR · ee · us/
Meaning
“He who holds firm the good”
From Old Persian Dārayavahush meaning he who holds firm the good. Carried by three Persian kings and remains one of the few ancient Persian names in common use today.
Nicknames
dari
Vibe
gentle
How it ages.
Ages beautifully - ancient enough to feel timeless, rare enough to feel distinctive.
The cultural moment.
Rising in the US and France since the 1990s; strong in African-American naming traditions.