Daric
Of Persian origin, meaning a gold coin or monetary unit.
Name Census estimates that about 574 living Americans carry the first name Daric. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Daric today is around 40 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Daric births was 1976 (26 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Daric. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
574
~ 1 in 597,133 Americans
Peak year
1976
26 babies that year
Average age
40
years old
2020 SSA rank
#12,456
Tracked since 1961
Census
Daric in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 598 people with the first name Daric, which placed it at #18,116 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#18,116
National first-name rank
People counted
598
598 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
62.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Daric
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Daric is White at 62.0%. The next largest groups are Black (19.2%) and Hispanic (8.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Daric described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Daric at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White62.0% · 371
- Black or African American19.2% · 115
- Hispanic or Latino8.0% · 48
- Two or more races5.2% · 31
- Asian and Pacific Islander4.0% · 24
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.5% · 9
Popularity
Daric: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Daric from the 1960s through to the 2020s, spanning 7 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1970s, with 161 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1970s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Daric by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Daric during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Darics live
Origin
Meaning and history of Daric
The given name Daric has its origins in the Persian language. It is believed to have derived from the Old Persian word "darik" or "darica," which referred to a gold coin issued during the Achaemenid Empire, which ruled over ancient Persia from circa 550 to 330 BCE.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Daric can be found in ancient Greek texts, where it was used to refer to the Persian gold coin. Historians and scholars have speculated that the name may have been adopted as a personal name in honor of this prestigious currency.
In the realm of historical figures, one of the earliest individuals bearing the name Daric was Daric I, a Persian nobleman who lived in the 5th century BCE. He is mentioned in several ancient Persian inscriptions as a member of the royal court during the reign of Darius I, the third king of the Achaemenid Empire.
Another notable figure was Daric of Phrygia, a Greek philosopher and mathematician who lived in the 4th century BCE. He is credited with contributing to the development of early geometry and is said to have been a student of the renowned philosopher Aristotle.
During the Middle Ages, the name Daric resurfaced in various regions influenced by Persian culture. One such individual was Daric al-Khwarizmi, a renowned Persian mathematician and astronomer who lived in the 9th century CE. He is best known for his contributions to the development of algebra and his influential work on arithmetic and astronomy.
In more recent times, Daric has been used as a given name, though its popularity has varied across different cultures and regions. One notable bearer of the name was Daric Vion, a French author and poet who lived from 1892 to 1965. He was known for his works exploring themes of nature and spirituality.
Another individual of note was Daric Barton, an American baseball player who played for several Major League Baseball teams in the early 20th century, including the St. Louis Cardinals and the Boston Red Sox. He was born in 1884 and played professionally until the 1920s.
While not an exhaustive list, these examples showcase the diverse historical and cultural contexts in which the given name Daric has been used, ranging from ancient Persian nobility to modern-day artists and athletes.
People
Daric + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Daric as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with D
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Daric: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Daric?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 574 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Daric going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 597,133 US residents.
Is Daric a common name?
We classify Daric as "Very Rare". It ranks above 85.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 607 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Daric most popular?
The single biggest year for Daric was 1976, when 26 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Daric is about 40 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Daric in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 598 people with the name Daric, or 0.20 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #18,116 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Daric in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Daric?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Daric leans strongly male. 583 people counted with this name were male (98.1%), compared with 11 female bearers (1.9%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Daric?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Daric is White at 62.0%. The next largest groups are Black (19.2%) and Hispanic (8.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Daric most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Daric in the 2020 Census, accounting for 62.0% (371 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Daric in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Daric a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Daric in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Daric still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Daric in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Daric can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are named Daric?
Find out how many people have the name Daric on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.