Darius

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Darius

Gender: Masculine
Language: Latin
Etymology:
Darius is the Latin form of Dareios, the Greek for of a Persian name, Darayavahash, which meant roughly “To be Rich” from “daraymiy” (to hold) and “vahu” (well).

History:
Darius, the name of a Persian king that appears in the Old Testament, has been and is occasionally used in Europe and elsewhere from the Middle Ages on.

Pronunciation: dare-ee-uss.

Alternates: Darrius, Darian.
French: Darien.
Italian: Dario.
Russian: Darii.
Spanish: Dario.

Feminine: Daria.

Famous Bearers:
Artists and Authors:
Darius Milhaud (1892-1974)
French composer.
Dario Fo (1926-)
Italian playwright. Winner of the 1997 Nobel Prize for Literature.

Royalty:
Darius I the Great (584 BC-486 BC)
King of Persia.
Darius II Ochus (?-404 BC)
King of Persia.
Darius III Codommanus (?-330 BC)
King of Persia. Last king of the Achaemenid dynasty. Defeated by Alexander the Great.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.013 % named Darius
0.005 % named Dario

Popularity of Darius:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1960: N/A
1960-1970: 676th most popular.
1970-1980: 499th most popular.
1980-1990: 306th most popular.
1990: 163rd most popular.
1991: 159th most popular.
1992: 175th most popular.
1993: 168th most popular.
1994: 160th most popular.
1995: 175th most popular.
1996: 189th most popular.
1997: 181st most popular.
1998: 164th most popular.
1999: 199th most popular.
2000: 223rd most popular.
2001: 221st most popular.
2002: 241st most popular.
2003: 258th most popular.

Popularity of Dario:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1980: N/A
1980-1990: 802nd most popular.
1990: 730th most popular.
1991: 693rd most popular.
1992: 793rd most popular.
1993: 628th most popular.
1994: 761st most popular.
1995: 836th most popular.
1996: 917th most popular.
1997: 861st most popular.
1998: 855th most popular.
1999: 825th most popular.
2000: 811th most popular.
2001: 826th most popular.
2002: 833rd most popular.
2003: 823rd most popular.

Popularity of Darrius:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1980: N/A
1980-1990: 933rd most popular.
1990: 593rd most popular.
1991: 608th most popular.
1992: 614th most popular.
1993: 624th most popular.
1994: 597th most popular.
1995: 647th most popular.
1996: 669th most popular.
1997: 690th most popular.
1998: 633rd most popular.
1999: 754th most popular.
2000: 673rd most popular.
2001: 758th most popular.
2002: 788th most popular.
2003: 829th most popular.

Popularity of Darian:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1960: N/A
1960-1970: 964th most popular.
1970-1980: 636th most popular.
1980-1990: 867th most popular.
1990: 643rd most popular.
1991: 635th most popular.
1992: 558th most popular.
1993: 418th most popular.
1994: 370th most popular.
1995: 403rd most popular.
1996: 426th most popular.
1997: 398th most popular.
1998: 386th most popular.
1999: 420th most popular.
2000: 417th most popular.
2001: 438th most popular.
2002: 479th most popular.
2003: 527th most popular.

Popularity of Darion:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1990: N/A
1990: 902nd most popular.
1991: 821st most popular.
1992: 787th most popular.
1993: 628th most popular.
1994: 547th most popular.
1995: 601st most popular.
1996: 629th most popular.
1997: 617th most popular.
1998: 612th most popular.
1999: 652nd most popular.
2000: 661st most popular.
2001: 661st most popular.
2002: 717th most popular.
2003: 778th most popular.

Popularity of Darien:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1980: N/A
1980-1990: 946th most popular.
1990: 853rd most popular.
1991: 796th most popular.
1992: 630th most popular.
1993: 436th most popular.
1994: 397th most popular.
1995: 504th most popular.
1996: 556th most popular.
1997: 568th most popular.
1998: 569th most popular.
1999: 540th most popular.
2000: 563rd most popular.
2001: 598th most popular.
2002: 607th most popular.
2003: 624th most popular.