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Dariusz

“possess” + “well, good”

masculineLatin script

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Origin: Old Persian
5 language contexts: Spanish Polish Danish +2 more
Follow the evidence: 12 cited sources Source-reported

01 / Meaning & origin

About Dariusz

Dariusz is a masculine given name documented in Spanish, Polish, Danish and 2 other languages. English Wiktionary traces it to Old Persian 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎢𐏁 via Latin and Ancient Greek. It is a form of Daria, for which English Wikipedia gives the components “possess” + “well, good”.

Separate records with matching spellings: Dáriusz (Hungarian)

Old Persian origin

Source-reported

Meaning: “possess” + “well, good”

Learned borrowing from Latin Dārīus, from Ancient Greek Δᾱρεῖος (Dāreîos), from Old Persian 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎢𐏁 (d-a-r-y-u-š /⁠dārayauš⁠/), shortened form of 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 (d-a-r-y-v-u-š /⁠dārayava(h)uš⁠/).

Sources for this account (9)

Wiktionary: DariuszCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
German Wiktionary: DariuszCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Greek Wiktionary: DariuszCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: DariuszCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: DariuszCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: DariuszCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Chinese Wiktionary: DariuszCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikipedia: Daria (given name)CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wikidata Q1166014CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Documented usage

View usage notes (6)

Masculine usage · Wikidata Q1166014
Masculine usage in Polish · Wiktionary: Dariusz
Masculine usage in Danish · Greek Wiktionary: Dariusz
Masculine usage in Spanish · Greek Wiktionary: Dariusz
Masculine usage in Finnish · Greek Wiktionary: Dariusz
Masculine usage in Norwegian · Greek Wiktionary: Dariusz

Explore all 5 language contexts

Linguistic usage labels come from name dictionaries. They are separate from the sex categories recorded in statistical files.

Spelling and script

Written form “Dariusz” in the Latin script. Wikidata item Q1166014.

All pronunciation details (6)

/ˈda.rjuʂ/ — Polish
[ˈdarjuʃ] — Polish
/\ˈdarʲjuʃ\/ — Polish
[ˈdarʲjuʃ] — Polish (Pologne)
/ˈdarʲjuʃ/ — Polish
/darʹi ̯uš/ — Polish (Slavic alphabet)

02 / Across borders

Where Dariusz is used

Explore published naming statistics and documented language connections around the world.

The name atlas

Across borders

countries in our sources

Select a country to follow Dariusz’s connections around the world.

8 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.

Selected country

United States

Published statistics

United States, 2004: 6 boys (rank 9948).

Explore United States

4 of 12 countries

03 / By the numbers

Popularity over time

Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.

Norway

1945–2025 Spelling: Dariusz

Region and dataset

Recorded category boys

Latest · 1998: 4; births; Rank #539
Peak year: 1972; 89 births

Hover to explore a year. Use arrow keys when a chart point has focus.

Source: Statistics Norway · Norway — published individual first-name birth counts, 1945–2025

Published integer counts retained without rounding.

Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.

Show the data table

Dariusz in Norway, boys: births and rank by year
Year	Births	Rank	Status
1945	no value	no value	not covered
1946	no value	no value	not covered
1947	no value	no value	not covered
1948	no value	no value	not covered
1949	no value	no value	not covered
1950	no value	no value	not covered
1951	no value	no value	not covered
1952	no value	no value	not covered
1953	no value	no value	not covered
1954	no value	no value	not covered
1955	no value	no value	not covered
1956	4	415	observed
1957	no value	no value	not covered
1958	6	372	observed
1959	5	409	observed
1960	13	259	observed
1961	12	274	observed
1962	23	191	observed
1963	39	143	observed
1964	37	161	observed
1965	42	147	observed
1966	56	125	observed
1967	57	125	observed
1968	73	103	observed
1969	81	101	observed
1970	81	100	observed
1971	73	115	observed
1972	89	101	observed
1973	72	115	observed
1974	69	121	observed
1975	65	126	observed
1976	59	126	observed
1977	57	123	observed
1978	53	136	observed
1979	43	160	observed
1980	41	167	observed
1981	28	201	observed
1982	40	170	observed
1983	41	162	observed
1984	45	153	observed
1985	36	182	observed
1986	42	167	observed
1987	30	197	observed
1988	16	288	observed
1989	10	397	observed
1990	13	337	observed
1991	13	328	observed
1992	5	524	observed
1993	11	354	observed
1994	5	507	observed
1995	no value	no value	not covered
1996	6	459	observed
1997	no value	no value	not covered
1998	4	539	observed
1999	no value	no value	not covered
2000	no value	no value	not covered
2001	no value	no value	not covered
2002	no value	no value	not covered
2003	no value	no value	not covered
2004	no value	no value	not covered
2005	no value	no value	not covered
2006	no value	no value	not covered
2007	no value	no value	not covered
2008	no value	no value	not covered
2009	no value	no value	not covered
2010	no value	no value	not covered
2011	no value	no value	not covered
2012	no value	no value	not covered
2013	no value	no value	not covered
2014	no value	no value	not covered
2015	no value	no value	not covered
2016	no value	no value	not covered
2017	no value	no value	not covered
2018	no value	no value	not covered
2019	no value	no value	not covered
2020	no value	no value	not covered
2021	no value	no value	not covered
2022	no value	no value	not covered
2023	no value	no value	not covered
2024	no value	no value	not covered
2025	no value	no value	not covered

About this dataset and its counting rules

Statistics count the spelling “Dariusz” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure births. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.

Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.

Universe: Born persons for the individual girls' and boys' names published in SSB table 10467.
Rounding: Published integer counts retained without rounding.
Suppression: SSB API: '.' means category not applicable; '..' means data not available. Null cells are not emitted and remain unknown, never zero.
Ranking: computed by NameStoria from published counts; ties share a rank, next rank skips

Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC-BY-4.0

Read our methodology

04 / Through time

History

Notable bearers

People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.

Dariusz Dudka
born 1983
Polish footballer
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Dariusz Michalczewski
born 1968
Polish-German boxer
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Dariusz Wosz
born 1969
German football player and coach
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Dariusz Jemielniak
born 1975
Polish professor of management, Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees member
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Dariusz Dziekanowski
born 1962
Polish footballer
Wikipedia Wikidata source

A little story to keep

A name worth keeping.

Take the story of Dariusz with you. Create a personal name passport with its meaning, roots and connections.

06 / Behind the facts

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms10

Wikidata Q1166014CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: DariuszCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: DariuszCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
German Wiktionary: DariuszCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
French Wiktionary: DariuszCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: DariuszCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: DariuszCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Chinese Wiktionary: DariuszCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikipedia: Daria (given name)CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: DarekCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Pronunciation recordingsAudio credits and individual recording licences2

Wikimedia Commons: File:Pl-Dariusz.oggCC-BY-SA-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wikimedia Commons: File:LL-Q809 (pol)-Gower-Dariusz.wavCC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Statistics and surveysPublishers, dataset licences and retrieval dates9

Norway — published individual first-name birth counts, 1945–2025
Statistics Norway (SSB) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Imiona nadawane dzieciom w Polsce — first given names of children, PESEL register, 2000-2025 (national)
Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji (Ministry of Digital Affairs), Poland — PESEL register; published on dane.gov.pl · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Statistik Austria — Vornamen (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1): first names of live births, Austria, 1984-2025 (national counts from district rows)
Statistik Austria (Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ireland — babies' first names with three or more occurrences, 1964–2025
Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spain — first names of residents, census snapshot 2025-01-01
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
National Records of Scotland — Babies' First Names: all first forenames given to 3 or more babies, Scotland, 1974-2025
National Records of Scotland (NRS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
NISRA — First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland, 1997-2025 (full list)
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

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About Dariusz

Separate records with matching spellings: Dáriusz (Hungarian)

Old Persian origin

Source-reported

Meaning: “possess” + “well, good”

Sources for this account (9)

Wiktionary: DariuszCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
German Wiktionary: DariuszCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Greek Wiktionary: DariuszCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: DariuszCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: DariuszCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: DariuszCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Chinese Wiktionary: DariuszCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikipedia: Daria (given name)CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wikidata Q1166014CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Documented usage

View usage notes (6)

Masculine usage · Wikidata Q1166014
Masculine usage in Polish · Wiktionary: Dariusz
Masculine usage in Danish · Greek Wiktionary: Dariusz
Masculine usage in Spanish · Greek Wiktionary: Dariusz
Masculine usage in Finnish · Greek Wiktionary: Dariusz
Masculine usage in Norwegian · Greek Wiktionary: Dariusz

Explore all 5 language contexts

Linguistic usage labels come from name dictionaries. They are separate from the sex categories recorded in statistical files.

Spelling and script

Written form “Dariusz” in the Latin script. Wikidata item Q1166014.

All pronunciation details (6)

/ˈda.rjuʂ/ — Polish
[ˈdarjuʃ] — Polish
/\ˈdarʲjuʃ\/ — Polish
[ˈdarʲjuʃ] — Polish (Pologne)
/ˈdarʲjuʃ/ — Polish
/darʹi ̯uš/ — Polish (Slavic alphabet)

Where Dariusz is used

Explore published naming statistics and documented language connections around the world.

The name atlas

Across borders

countries in our sources

Select a country to follow Dariusz’s connections around the world.

8 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.

Selected country

United States

Published statistics

United States, 2004: 6 boys (rank 9948).

Explore United States

4 of 12 countries

Popularity over time

Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.

Norway

1945–2025 Spelling: Dariusz

Region and dataset

Recorded category boys

Latest · 1998: 4; births; Rank #539
Peak year: 1972; 89 births

Hover to explore a year. Use arrow keys when a chart point has focus.

Source: Statistics Norway · Norway — published individual first-name birth counts, 1945–2025

Published integer counts retained without rounding.

Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.

Show the data table

Dariusz in Norway, boys: births and rank by year
Year	Births	Rank	Status
1945	no value	no value	not covered
1946	no value	no value	not covered
1947	no value	no value	not covered
1948	no value	no value	not covered
1949	no value	no value	not covered
1950	no value	no value	not covered
1951	no value	no value	not covered
1952	no value	no value	not covered
1953	no value	no value	not covered
1954	no value	no value	not covered
1955	no value	no value	not covered
1956	4	415	observed
1957	no value	no value	not covered
1958	6	372	observed
1959	5	409	observed
1960	13	259	observed
1961	12	274	observed
1962	23	191	observed
1963	39	143	observed
1964	37	161	observed
1965	42	147	observed
1966	56	125	observed
1967	57	125	observed
1968	73	103	observed
1969	81	101	observed
1970	81	100	observed
1971	73	115	observed
1972	89	101	observed
1973	72	115	observed
1974	69	121	observed
1975	65	126	observed
1976	59	126	observed
1977	57	123	observed
1978	53	136	observed
1979	43	160	observed
1980	41	167	observed
1981	28	201	observed
1982	40	170	observed
1983	41	162	observed
1984	45	153	observed
1985	36	182	observed
1986	42	167	observed
1987	30	197	observed
1988	16	288	observed
1989	10	397	observed
1990	13	337	observed
1991	13	328	observed
1992	5	524	observed
1993	11	354	observed
1994	5	507	observed
1995	no value	no value	not covered
1996	6	459	observed
1997	no value	no value	not covered
1998	4	539	observed
1999	no value	no value	not covered
2000	no value	no value	not covered
2001	no value	no value	not covered
2002	no value	no value	not covered
2003	no value	no value	not covered
2004	no value	no value	not covered
2005	no value	no value	not covered
2006	no value	no value	not covered
2007	no value	no value	not covered
2008	no value	no value	not covered
2009	no value	no value	not covered
2010	no value	no value	not covered
2011	no value	no value	not covered
2012	no value	no value	not covered
2013	no value	no value	not covered
2014	no value	no value	not covered
2015	no value	no value	not covered
2016	no value	no value	not covered
2017	no value	no value	not covered
2018	no value	no value	not covered
2019	no value	no value	not covered
2020	no value	no value	not covered
2021	no value	no value	not covered
2022	no value	no value	not covered
2023	no value	no value	not covered
2024	no value	no value	not covered
2025	no value	no value	not covered

About this dataset and its counting rules

Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.

Universe: Born persons for the individual girls' and boys' names published in SSB table 10467.
Rounding: Published integer counts retained without rounding.
Suppression: SSB API: '.' means category not applicable; '..' means data not available. Null cells are not emitted and remain unknown, never zero.
Ranking: computed by NameStoria from published counts; ties share a rank, next rank skips

Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC-BY-4.0

Read our methodology

History

Notable bearers

People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.

Dariusz Dudka
born 1983
Polish footballer
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Dariusz Michalczewski
born 1968
Polish-German boxer
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Dariusz Wosz
born 1969
German football player and coach
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Dariusz Jemielniak
born 1975
Polish professor of management, Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees member
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Dariusz Dziekanowski
born 1962
Polish footballer
Wikipedia Wikidata source

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms10

Wikidata Q1166014CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: DariuszCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: DariuszCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
German Wiktionary: DariuszCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
French Wiktionary: DariuszCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: DariuszCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: DariuszCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Chinese Wiktionary: DariuszCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikipedia: Daria (given name)CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: DarekCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Pronunciation recordingsAudio credits and individual recording licences2

Wikimedia Commons: File:Pl-Dariusz.oggCC-BY-SA-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wikimedia Commons: File:LL-Q809 (pol)-Gower-Dariusz.wavCC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Statistics and surveysPublishers, dataset licences and retrieval dates9

Norway — published individual first-name birth counts, 1945–2025
Statistics Norway (SSB) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Imiona nadawane dzieciom w Polsce — first given names of children, PESEL register, 2000-2025 (national)
Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji (Ministry of Digital Affairs), Poland — PESEL register; published on dane.gov.pl · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Statistik Austria — Vornamen (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1): first names of live births, Austria, 1984-2025 (national counts from district rows)
Statistik Austria (Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ireland — babies' first names with three or more occurrences, 1964–2025
Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spain — first names of residents, census snapshot 2025-01-01
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
National Records of Scotland — Babies' First Names: all first forenames given to 3 or more babies, Scotland, 1974-2025
National Records of Scotland (NRS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
NISRA — First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland, 1997-2025 (full list)
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

A story to pass on.

About Dariusz

Old Persian origin

Where Dariusz is used

Across borders

United States

Popularity over time

Norway

History

Notable bearers

Dariusz Dudka

Dariusz Michalczewski

Dariusz Wosz

Dariusz Jemielniak

Dariusz Dziekanowski

Related names

Different forms. Shared stories.

Meet the family

Related names in the catalogue

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page

A story to pass on.

About Dariusz

Old Persian origin

Where Dariusz is used

Across borders

United States

Popularity over time

Norway

History

Notable bearers

Dariusz Dudka

Dariusz Michalczewski

Dariusz Wosz

Dariusz Jemielniak

Dariusz Dziekanowski

Related names

Different forms. Shared stories.

Meet the family

Related names in the catalogue

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page