The first name Darko
A boy’s name.
2 syllables Male
Meaning and origin
From Serbo-Croatian Darko.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Darko at birth, 1880–2025
In 2024, 5 boys born in the United States were named Darko, the 12,737th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2017, when 11 were.
67
babies named Darko since 1880
#12,737
rank in 2024
2017
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.
Darko in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
Дарко
Darko
Bulgarian
Дарко
Darko
Russian
Spelled Darko in French too.
Famous people named Darko
19 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Darko ČurlinovAssociation football player, born 2000
- Darko RundekCroatian rock musician, born 1956
- Darko TodorovićBosnian association football player, born 1997
- Darko BodulCroatian footballer, born 1989
- Darko MaletićBosnia and Herzegovina association football player, born 1980
- Darko PlaninićCroatian basketball player (born 1990)
- Darko BjedovAssociation football player, born 1989
- Darko SuvinCroatian Canadian literary critic, born 1930
- Darko ButorovićFootballer, born 1970
- Darko MiladinCroatian footballer, born 1979
- Darko MitrevskiFilm director, born 1971
- Darko ČeferinFootball referee, born 1968
Questions
- What does the name Darko mean?
- From Serbo-Croatian Darko.
- When was Darko most popular?
- 2017 in the United States, when 11 babies were named Darko, its highest rank at 7,204th.