unisex name
Daris
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 2,351
Daris is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 26% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 16 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1990, when 42 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 207,211 babies in the United States is given this name.
- Daris started out as a girls' name and is now given almost entirely to boys.
- First appears in US birth records in 1914.
Daris over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 49 |
| 1920s | 209 |
| 1930s | 233 |
| 1940s | 146 |
| 1950s | 164 |
| 1960s | 167 |
| 1970s | 105 |
| 1980s | 204 |
| 1990s | 183 |
| 2000s | 127 |
| 2010s | 199 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 82 |
How popular is Daris?
In 2025, Daris was given to 16 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Daris is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Daris
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Daris also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Daris over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Daris
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Daris — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Daris
How popular is the name Daris?
In 2025, Daris was given to 16 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Daris a girl's or a boy's name?
Daris is used for both girls and boys. About 26% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Daris most popular?
Daris peaked in 1990, when 42 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Daris a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Daris currently ranks #1,594 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.
Was Daris originally a boys' or girls' name?
Daris was given mostly to girls in the earliest US birth records and is now given almost entirely to boys.