♀ Female◎ Croatian / English / Italian / Greek / Polish / Romanian◈ 3 syllables
"Kingly or possess well"
From Croatian / English / Italian / Greek / Polish / Romanian
Daria means possessing goodness or wealthy — from the Persian Darius (possessing good). MTV's Daria is one of TV's most iconic animated characters — the most perfectly deadpan teenager. Darius the Great built the world's largest empire. Three syllables of MTV-deadpan-perfection, Darius-empire, and Persian-goodness.
Croatian / English / Italian / Greek / Polish / Romanian roots
Daria comes from the Persian meaning possessing goodness. MTV's Daria is TV's most iconic deadpan teenager. Darius the Great built the world's largest empire.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Persian feminine; MTV's Daria (1997).
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Today
Daria remains a beloved choice, ranking #1882 in the US. 8,960 babies have been named Daria since 1915.
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How popular is Daria?
1998peak year
The name Daria reached its peak in 1998, with 294 registrations (ranked #741). It had been quietly building for over half a century before that, first appearing in records in 1915. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #1882) today, averaging about 107 new babies per year. Daria's usage has held roughly steady recently. Across all years on record, approximately 8,960 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
Daria's Life Path 7 is the seeker's number — deadpan-seeking. People named Daria tend to be strong, moral, and gifted at being the most perfectly deadpan person possessing goodness.
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Most perfectly deadpan
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MTV-iconic
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Darius-empire
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Persian-goodness
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Possessing moral
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R9
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Sum: 24 → Life path 6
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Personality of Daria
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Nurturing heart
They notice when someone is struggling before anyone else.
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Creates warmth
Their circle is warmer for their presence.
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Strong morals
They know what's right and stand by it.
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Quietly selfless
They give and give, often without realising how much.
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