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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.

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539
babies named Dario, 1996–2025
#873
rank in 2025
2025
peak year

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.

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11,945
babies named Dario since 1880
#760
rank in 2025
2024
peak year

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 Šimić
    Croatian footballer, born 1975
  • Dario Amodei
    CEO and co-founder of Anthropic, born 1983
  • Dario Šarić
    Croatian basketball player (born 1994)
  • Dario Vidošić
    Australian association football player, born 1987
  • Dario Knežević
    Croatian footballer, born 1982
  • Dario Dabac
    Croatian association football player, born 1978
  • Dario Krešić
    Croatian footballer, born 1984
  • Dario Franchitti
    British racecar driver, born 1973
  • Dario Melnjak
    Croatian footballer, born 1992
  • Dario Dumić
    Bosnian footballer (born 1992)
  • Dario Hunter
    American lawyer, rabbi, educator, and politician, born 1983
  • Dario Damjanović
    Bosnian 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.