Darius
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Old Persian. Borrowed from Latin Dārīus, from Ancient Greek Δᾱρεῖος (Dāreîos), from Old Persian 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎢𐏁 (Dārayauš), shortened form of 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 (Dārayavaʰuš); see there for more.
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Darius (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Darius has been rising over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2020. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | 3 |
| 2005 | 3 |
| 2006 | 3 |
| 2007 | 4 |
| 2008 | 2 |
| 2009 | 4 |
| 2010 | 3 |
| 2011 | – |
| 2012 | 4 |
| 2013 | 8 |
| 2014 | 7 |
| 2015 | 6 |
| 2016 | 4 |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2018 | 6 |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2020 | 9 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2022 | 6 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 26 |
| 2000 | 29 |
| 2001 | 32 |
| 2002 | 37 |
| 2003 | 39 |
| 2004 | 46 |
| 2005 | 58 |
| 2006 | 74 |
| 2007 | 90 |
| 2008 | 102 |
| 2009 | 118 |
| 2010 | 139 |
| 2011 | 158 |
| 2012 | 180 |
| 2013 | 186 |
| 2014 | 218 |
| 2015 | 251 |
| 2016 | 273 |
| 2017 | 291 |
| 2018 | 311 |
| 2019 | 328 |
| 2020 | 345 |
Darius in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Darius.Hi! My name is Darius.
- Darius ringde och sa att han blir lite sen.Darius called and said he'll be a bit late.
- Vet du om Darius kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Darius is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Darius mamma är lärare.Darius's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Darius mamma is Darius's mum. Because Darius already ends in s, nothing is added.
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Questions about Darius
How do you pronounce Darius in Swedish?
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What does the name Darius mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Old Persian. Borrowed from Latin Dārīus, from Ancient Greek Δᾱρεῖος (Dāreîos), from Old Persian 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎢𐏁 (Dārayauš), shortened form of 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 (Dārayavaʰuš); see there for more.
How popular is Darius in Sweden?
6 babies were named Darius in 2022. In 2020, 345 people in Sweden had Darius as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been rising lately and peaked in 2020 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.