Meaning of the nameDaria
Daria is a feminine name, the feminine form of Dário (Latin Darius, from Greek Dareios), a name that Behind the Name traces back to Old Persian.
Meaning
“feminine form of Dário (Darius), 'one who possesses goodness'”
Source: Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Dária · Behind the Name: Daria · Behind the Name: Darius
- People (2022)
- 2,699
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,170
- Median age
- 58 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,264
- people
Daria in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Daria, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (529 people).
2,660 women 39 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Daria is most common
States with the highest share of people named Daria in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.002%
- Maranhão 0.002%
- Pará 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.002%
- Goiás 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 351 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 326 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 308 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 184 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 153 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 141 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 122 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 107 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 107 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 104 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 103 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 98 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 71 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 61 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 58 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 57 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 51 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 47 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 44 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 42 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 37 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 36 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 29 | 0.004% |
| Rondônia | 18 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 16 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 16 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Daria
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records Daria and Dária as feminine forms of Dário, from Latin Darius, which comes from Greek Dareios. Behind the Name gives Daria as a feminine form of Darius and, in the entry for Darius, traces the name to Old Persian, from elements meaning 'to possess' and 'good', that is, 'one who possesses goodness'; this is the meaning of the base name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,699 people named Daria, with a median age of 58.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Dária · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
- Behind the Name: Daria · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Darius · behindthename.com · meaning
Questions about the name Daria
What does the name Daria mean?
Daria means “feminine form of Dário (Darius), 'one who possesses goodness'”, according to Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Daria in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,699 people with the first name Daria, which ranks it number 4,170 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Daria a boy's or a girl's name?
Daria is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,660 women and 39 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Daria?
Daria is a name of Persian, Greek and Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Daria most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.002% of the state's population is named Daria (308 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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