Dariyon
From Persian origin, meaning "pertaining to the ocean or sea".
Name Census estimates that about 188 living Americans carry the first name Dariyon. It is a predominantly male name (94.8% of registrations). The average person named Dariyon today is around 21 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Dariyon births was 2008 (35 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Dariyon. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
188
~ 1 in 1,823,161 Americans
Peak year
2008
35 babies that year
Average age
21
years old
2019 SSA rank
#12,581
Tracked since 1992
Census
Dariyon in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 165 people with the first name Dariyon, which placed it at #43,061 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#43,061
National first-name rank
People counted
165
165 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
83.6% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Dariyon
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Dariyon is Black at 83.6%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (6.7%) and Hispanic (5.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Dariyon described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Dariyon at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American83.6% · 138
- Two or more races6.7% · 11
- Hispanic or Latino5.5% · 9
- White3.0% · 5
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.2% · 2
Gender
Gender distribution for Dariyon
Dariyon leans heavily male at 94.8% of total registrations, but 10 girls have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Dariyon as a male name
- Ranked #12,581 in 2019
- 5 male births in 2019
- Peak: 2008 (30 births)
Dariyon as a female name
- Ranked #17,434 in 2011
- 5 female births in 2011
- Peak: 2008 (5 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Dariyon leans strongly male. 138 people counted with this name were male (85.2%), compared with 24 female bearers (14.8%).
Popularity
Dariyon: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Dariyon from the 1990s through to the 2010s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 126 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Dariyon by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Dariyon during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Dariyon
The name Dariyon has its origins in the ancient Persian language, dating back to the Achaemenid Empire of the 6th century BC. It is derived from the Old Persian word "dāraya", which means "to possess" or "to hold". The name was originally associated with royalty and nobility in ancient Persia, as it implied a sense of authority and ownership.
In the ancient Persian texts, such as the Behistun Inscription, the name Dariyon appears as a variant spelling of the more commonly known Darius, which was the name of several Persian kings. One of the most notable figures in history bearing this name was Darius the Great, who ruled the Achaemenid Empire from 522 to 486 BC. He is renowned for his military conquests, administrative reforms, and the construction of the Persian Royal Road.
The name Dariyon also has connections to the Zoroastrian religion, which was the dominant faith in ancient Persia. In the Avestan texts, the sacred scriptures of Zoroastrianism, there are references to a legendary figure named Dariyon, who is celebrated for his wisdom and righteousness.
Throughout the ages, the name Dariyon has been carried by various notable individuals across different cultures and regions. One of the earliest recorded examples is Dariyon of Tyre, a Greek philosopher who lived in the 4th century BC and was a student of Aristotle. Another prominent figure was Dariyon the Mathematician, a Persian scholar from the 9th century AD, who made significant contributions to the fields of algebra and geometry.
In the medieval period, the name Dariyon found its way into the Islamic world, where it was adopted by several influential figures. Dariyon al-Katib, a renowned Arabic calligrapher from the 10th century AD, is celebrated for his mastery of the art form and his contributions to the development of Arabic calligraphy.
During the Renaissance period, the name Dariyon gained popularity in Europe, particularly in Italy and France. Dariyon de Castiglione, an Italian nobleman and diplomat from the 16th century, is remembered for his influential work "The Book of the Courtier", which set the standards for courtly etiquette and behavior.
In more recent history, the name Dariyon has been carried by notable individuals such as Dariyon Mikhailovich Golitsyn, a Russian prince and diplomat from the 18th century, and Dariyon Gideon Mavrellis, a Greek military officer and politician from the 19th century, who played a significant role in the Greek War of Independence.
People
Dariyon + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Dariyon as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with D
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Dariyon: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dariyon?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 188 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Dariyon going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,823,161 US residents.
Is Dariyon a common name?
We classify Dariyon as "Very Rare". It ranks above 73.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 191 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Dariyon most popular?
The single biggest year for Dariyon was 2008, when 35 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Dariyon is about 21 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Dariyon in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 165 people with the name Dariyon, or 0.05 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #43,061 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Dariyon in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Dariyon?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Dariyon leans strongly male. 138 people counted with this name were male (85.2%), compared with 24 female bearers (14.8%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Dariyon?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Dariyon is Black at 83.6%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (6.7%) and Hispanic (5.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Dariyon most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Dariyon in the 2020 Census, accounting for 83.6% (138 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Dariyon in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Dariyon a male name?
Yes, 94.8% of people registered as Dariyon in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Dariyon still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Dariyon in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Dariyon can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Dariyon as a first name?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.