Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 1998

Daria

Meaning Feminine form of Darius, of Old Persian origin Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,858 Trend → Stable

Feminine form of Darius, of Old Persian origin.

Rank 2025
#1,858
among girls · ↑100 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
107
named Daria · +6% vs 2024
How common
1 in 15,021
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1998
294 babies
All-time total
9,068
#1,785 all-time among girls
First recorded
1915
in Social Security records

Daria popularity over time

9,068 babies have been named Daria since 1915, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s 11 – 11 1 – #4,400
1920s 49 – 49 5 +345% #2,845
1930s 50 – 50 5 +2% #2,769
1940s 407 – 407 41 +714% #920
1950s 1,088 – 1,088 109 +167% #866
1960s 1,055 – 1,055 106 -3% #897
1970s 918 – 918 92 -13% #990
1980s 698 5 703 70 -23% #1,492
1990s 1,613 – 1,613 161 +129% #741
2000s 1,469 – 1,469 147 -9% #1,134
2010s 1,082 – 1,082 108 -26% #1,677
2020s (to 2025) 623 – 623 104 -4% #1,796

Where Daria is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 106 0.07 outside top 500
2027 106 0.07 outside top 500
2028 105 0.07 outside top 500
2029 104 0.07 outside top 500
2030 104 0.06 outside top 500

Where Daria is most popular

Girls named Daria per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.064 per 1,000. Strongest in Illinois, California, and Florida.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Daria born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Illinois 52 0.227 +253%
California 79 0.094 +46%
Florida 36 0.084 +31%
New York 28 0.071 +10%
Washington 10 0.069 +8%
South Carolina 5 0.056 -14%
Michigan 10 0.055 -15%
Colorado 6 0.054 -16%
Texas 36 0.045 -30%
Massachusetts 5 0.041 -36%
Virginia 6 0.035 -45%
New Jersey 5 0.028 -57%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Daria

Daria is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,858 in 2025 with 107 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1915, 9,068 American babies have been named Daria. Its peak came in 1998, when 294 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1990s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Daria stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Daria?

The median living Daria is about 31 years old; half are between 19 and 56. An estimated 8,500 people named Daria are alive in the United States today.

median 31 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Daria year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 107 #1,858 – –
2024 101 #1,958 – –
2023 104 #1,909 – –
2022 114 #1,796 – –
2021 96 #2,010 – –
2020 101 #1,896 – –
2019 113 #1,806 – –
2018 124 #1,677 – –
2017 96 #2,042 – –
2016 98 #2,019 – –
2015 125 #1,699 – –
2014 104 #1,926 – –
2013 86 #2,175 – –
2012 91 #2,104 – –
2011 124 #1,694 – –
2010 121 #1,723 – –
2009 136 #1,644 – –
2008 132 #1,689 – –
2007 141 #1,596 – –
2006 143 #1,533 – –
2005 142 #1,480 – –
2004 147 #1,417 – –
2003 144 #1,386 – –
2002 162 #1,237 – –
2001 142 #1,351 – –
2000 180 #1,134 – –
1995 127 #1,309 – –
1990 101 #1,525 – –
1985 44 #2,292 – –
1980 72 #1,611 – –
1975 96 #1,202 – –
1970 126 #990 – –
1965 77 #1,230 – –
1960 134 #915 – –
1955 117 #908 – –
1950 72 #1,085 – –
1945 38 #1,294 – –
1940 5 #4,497 – –
1935 8 #3,215 – –
1930 7 #3,734 – –
1925 8 #3,753 – –
1920 – – – –
1915 5 #4,434 – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Daria

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Daria Kasatkina Daria Kasatkina Australian tennis player (born 1997) Contemporary
  2. 2 Daria Werbowy Daria Werbowy Canadian fashion model (born 1983) Contemporary
  3. 3 Daria Bilodid Daria Bilodid Ukrainian judoka (born 2000) Contemporary
  4. 4 Daria Gavrilova Daria Gavrilova Russian-born Australian tennis player (born 1994) Contemporary
  5. 5 Daria Dmitrieva Daria Dmitrieva Russian handball player b. 1995 · Contemporary
  6. 6 Daria Kinzer Daria Kinzer Croatian-Austrian singer (born 1988) Contemporary
  7. 7 Daria Shmeleva Daria Shmeleva Russian cyclist (born 1994) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Daria, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Daria?

The median living Daria is about 31 years old. Half of all living Darias are between 19 and 56 years old.

How many people named Daria are alive today?

An estimated 8,500 people named Daria are alive in the United States, based on 9,068 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Daria mean?

Feminine form of Darius, of Old Persian origin.

How popular is the name Daria in 2025?

Daria ranked #1,858 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 107 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Daria?

9,068 babies have been named Daria in the United States since 1915, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Daria most popular?

Daria peaked in 1998, when 294 newborns received the name.

Is Daria a boy or girl name?

Daria is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Daria rising or falling?

Daria has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Daria become more popular?

Daria looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 104 girls named Daria in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Daria?

Well-known people named Daria include Daria Kasatkina (tennis player), Daria Werbowy (model), Daria Bilodid (wrestler).

Names like Daria

Names that sound and feel close to Daria: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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