The first name Dario
A boy’s name from Italian.
3 syllables Male
Meaning and origin
Italian origin
Borrowed from Italian Dario and Spanish Darío.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 36 boys were named Dario, making it the 873rd most popular boys’ name.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Dario with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Dario at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 339 boys born in the United States were named Dario, the 760th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2024, when 439 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Dario
31 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Dario ŠimićCroatian footballer, born 1975
- Dario AmodeiCEO and co-founder of Anthropic, born 1983
- Dario ŠarićCroatian basketball player (born 1994)
- Dario VidošićAustralian association football player, born 1987
- Dario KneževićCroatian footballer, born 1982
- Dario DabacCroatian association football player, born 1978
- Dario KrešićCroatian footballer, born 1984
- Dario FranchittiBritish racecar driver, born 1973
- Dario MelnjakCroatian footballer, born 1992
- Dario DumićBosnian footballer (born 1992)
- Dario HunterAmerican lawyer, rabbi, educator, and politician, born 1983
- Dario DamjanovićBosnian footballer, born 1981
More Italian boys’ names
Questions
- What does the name Dario mean?
- Borrowed from Italian Dario and Spanish Darío.
- What is the origin of the name Dario?
- Borrowed from Italian Dario and Spanish Darío.
- How popular is the name Dario?
- In 2025, 36 boys born in England and Wales were named Dario, ranking 873rd.
- Is Dario a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 11,945 US babies named Dario since 1880 were boys.
- When was Dario most popular?
- 2024 in the United States, when 439 babies were named Dario, its highest rank at 639th.