Daria
How to say it: DAR-ee-uh · /ˈdɑriə/
Feminine form of Darius, from Old Persian 'Dārayavahush' meaning 'he who holds firm the good'.
Daria was the 1,167th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 107 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 1990s, its births are down about 8% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #1,171 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among girls’ names, 2025 | #1,167 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 107 |
| Share of births | 1 in 22,102 |
| Peak decade | 1990s |
| Change over 10 years | −8% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #1,171 |
| In France, 2025 | #667 among girls’ names, 45 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Daria peaked in the 1990s.
What goes with it
Nicknames
- Dari
- Dasha
Other spellings
Honouring a Daria in the family
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Daria is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Czech, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish.
In France: #667 for girls in 2025.
Famous people named Daria
- Daria Kasatkina (born 1997)Russian tennis player
- Daria Bilodid (born 2000)Ukrainian judoka
- Daria Saville (born 1994)Russian-Australian tennis player
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Good to know
- Title character of MTV's animated series Daria (1997-2002); the name still reads as the deadpan 90s cartoon cynic to US parents who grew up
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