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Darrious

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How to Pronounce Darrious

Pronounced DAIR-ee-uhs /ˈdɛər.i.əs/Medium

Meaning: Darrious is a phonetic respelling of Darius, the Greek rendering of Old Persian Darayavahush, understood as 'holding firm the good' or 'possessor of good.' The doubled -rr- and -ous ending reflect American spelling habit rather than a separate root; the meaning traces straight back to Darius.Low

In 30 seconds: Darrious is a respelling of Darius, from Old Persian for 'holding firm the good.' It appeared in the late 1970s and stayed uncommon (said DAIR-ee-uhs).
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Origin MediumPersian, English
MeaningDarrious is a phonetic respelling of Darius, the Greek rendering of Old Persian Darayavahush, understood as 'holding firm the good' or 'possessor of good.' The doubled -rr- and -ous ending reflect American spelling habit rather than a separate root; the meaning traces straight back to Darius.
U.S. rank (2023)#12629 ↘ Falling
2023 U.S. births5 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)
Peak year1989
Total births (all-time)≈ 389

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 198919782023

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Darrious is a variant of Darius, a name carried by several kings of ancient Persia and later picked up in the English-speaking world through the Bible and classical history. This particular spelling surfaces in United States records in the late 1970s, peaks around 1989, and lingers thinly into the 2020s. It was never common, given to only a couple dozen boys a year even at its height.

A Darrious born around that 1989 peak is now in his thirties. The name sits within the family of Dar- boys' names that felt current in the 1980s and 1990s; the streamlined Darius remains the far more common spelling parents choose today.

Did you know? The name behind Darrious belonged to Darius the Great, the Persian king whose empire stretched from the Indus to the Aegean - a weighty history for a modern respelling.
Overall data confidence 55%
References - Darrious — Variant of Darius; Old Persian Darayavahush

Variations

DariusDarriusDarioDarrius

Nicknames

DarDariRio

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If you like Darrious…

Darius— the standard spelling of this same name
Dario— an Italian and Spanish form of the same root
Cyrus— a fellow Old Persian royal name
Xerxes— another ancient Persian king's name in the same tradition

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Darrious mean?

It is a spelling variant of Darius, from Old Persian for 'holding firm the good' or 'possessor of good.'

How do you pronounce Darrious?

It's said DAIR-ee-uhs /ˈdɛər.i.əs/, three syllables, stress on the first.

Is Darrious a boy or girl name?

Darrious is used as a boy's name.

How popular is Darrious?

It has always been uncommon, a modern respelling of Darius given to only a couple dozen boys a year at its peak in the late nineteen-eighties.

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