Name meaning & stats
Dariusz
Dariusz means “holding firm the good” (Old Persian origin). 130 US babies since 1940, peak 1989. Notable Dariuszs are 1.5× over-represented as footballers.
What it means
“holding firm the good”
Old PersianSpelling of Darius
Darius around the world
- Дариус · Russian
- Дарій · Ukrainian
- داريوس · Arabic
- דריוס · Hebrew
- ダリウス · Japanese
- 达里乌斯 · Chinese
- Dariusz · Polish
- Darío · Spanish
- Dárius
- Dariush
Famous Dariuss
- Darius III · last king of the Achaemenid Empire (r. 336–330 BC)
- Darius II · The ninth Achaemenid emperor (423–404 BC)
- Darius Milhaud · French composer (1892–1974)
- Darius Songaila · Lithuanian basketball player (born 1978)
In US birth records
Peak year: 1989
130 US babies were named Dariusz between 1940 and 2025.
Dariusz around the world
- Norway: 1,495 babies since 1945, peak 1972
- England & Wales: 68 babies since 1996, peak 2010
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Dariuszs end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Footballer | 1.5× | High · 98 people |
| Professor | 1.4× | High · 48 people |
| Politician | 0.7× | High · 43 people |
| Actor | 1.1× | High · 34 people |
Among notable men who are footballers, Dariuszs show up 1.5× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.
Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.
One more thing…
Dariuszs are 2.6× more likely than expected to be track athletes.
The surprise career: Medium confidence · 23 notable people.
Other spellings
1 in 528 Dariuss spell it Dariusz
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 1989)