Dariana

Dariana: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “possessing goodness”
Origin: Persian
Say it: dair-ee-AH-nuh · 4 syllables
Used for: Girls

Usually treated as an elaborated feminine form of Darius/Daria. Darius ultimately comes from Old Persian Dārayavahush, commonly interpreted as 'possessing goodness' or 'holding firm the good'.

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How popular is Dariana?

202464.0 per million US babies

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Babies named Dariana in 2024213

2024 rank#1,135 girls

Peak year2000

Total US babies since 18804,136

Dariana has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Dariana

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Dariopossessing goodness · Italian
Dariuspossessing goodness · Persian
Dashagift of God · Russian
Dariapossesses goodness · Persian
Estherstar · Persian
Jasminejasmine flower · Persian
Jazminjasmine flower · Persian
Yasminjasmine flower · Persian

Dariana questions

What does the name Dariana mean?

Dariana means "possessing goodness". It comes from Persian. Usually treated as an elaborated feminine form of Darius/Daria. Darius ultimately comes from Old Persian Dārayavahush, commonly interpreted as 'possessing goodness' or 'holding firm the good'.

Is Dariana a boy or girl name?

Dariana is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Dariana?

213 US babies were named Dariana in 2024. Its peak year was 2000.

How do you pronounce Dariana?

Dariana is usually pronounced dair-ee-AH-nuh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.