Dariusz
Close to 282,000 Polish men carry it, but it has nearly stopped as a newborn name: only 52 boys got it last year. The name means "possessing goodness".
Dariusz Pronunciation
Dariusz is pronounced DAHR-yoosh (/ˈdarjuʂ/).
What Dariusz means
Where Dariusz comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Dariusz reaches back to Old Persian, to the royal name Dārayavahuš. Its parts are dâraya, "to hold or possess," and vahu, "good," which together give the sense recorded on this page: possessing goodness. Darius the Great ruled that empire, and his name traveled west through Greek and Latin before Polish settled it as Dariusz.
The name has close relatives. Daria and the older Dariya grew from the same Persian root, and the feminine Saint Daria, martyred in Rome alongside Chrysanthus, is remembered on 25 October. For everyday use, Polish keeps the shorter Darka.
Read a school register in Poland and Dariusz will appear among the boys, often clipped by classmates before the teacher reaches the surname. The spelling shifted across languages while the meaning held: posiadający dobro, possessing goodness.
How many people are named Dariusz
1 in 76 men in Poland is named Dariusz. 281,738 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #38 among male names.
Dariusz's popularity over time
52 boys were given the name in 2025, ranking #344 among newborns. It has been falling steadily since 2000. Still the #38 name among living men, even as it slips to #344 among newborns.
Where Dariusz is most popular
Dariusz is most popular in Silesian, 39% above the national average (76 boys born 2019–2025), followed by Lesser Poland (+32%) and Lubusz (+26%). It is least common in Świętokrzyskie and West Pomeranian, 85% and 46% below average respectively.
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Silesian76 boys born+39%
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Lesser Poland72 boys born+32%
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Lubusz15 boys born+26%
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Greater Poland61 boys born+18%
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Opole13 boys born+17%
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Pomeranian41 boys born+16%
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Lower Silesian38 boys born0%
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Masovian85 boys born0%
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Kuyavian-Pomeranian24 boys born−9%
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Podlaskie14 boys born−12%
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Łódź23 boys born−25%
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Subcarpathian19 boys born−35%
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Warmian-Masurian11 boys born−36%
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Lublin15 boys born−39%
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West Pomeranian11 boys born−46%
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Świętokrzyskie2 boys born−85%
Dariusz as a middle name
Dariusz is a first name for 281,738 men in Poland and a middle name for another 89,939, a 76/24 split. In the men's middle-name ranking it sits 35th, between Rafał (97,261) and Aleksander (88,645).
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33
98,841Mariusz
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34
97,261Rafał
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3589,939Dariusz
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36
88,645Aleksander
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37
87,248Roman
When Dariusz celebrates name day
Dariusz appears 1 time in the Polish name day calendar. The main date is 19 December.