The first name Mirko
A boy’s name.
2 syllables Male
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 4 boys were named Mirko, making it the 4,275th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2021, with 5 births (#3,451).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Mirko with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Mirko at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 9 boys born in the United States were named Mirko, the 8,693rd most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2014, when 16 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 Mirko
25 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Mirko HrgovićBosnian association football player, born 1979
- Mirko Cro CopCroatian mixed martial artist, kickboxer and law enforcement officer, born 1974
- Mirko JozićCroatian footballer, born 1940
- Mirko AlilovićCroatian handball player, born 1985
- Mirko SlomkaGerman association football player and manager, born 1967
- Mirko NovoselBasketball player and coach (1938–2023)
- Mirko BašićCroatian handball player, born 1960
- Mirko NišovićCanoe racer, born 1961
- Mirko MessnerAustrian politician and writer, born 1948
- Mirko StojanovićCroatian footballer, born 1939
- Mirko BogovićCroatian poet and politician (1816-1893)
- Mirko MarićAssociation football player, born 1995
Questions
- How popular is the name Mirko?
- In 2025, 4 boys born in England and Wales were named Mirko, ranking 4,275th. Its peak was 2021, with 5 births.
- Is Mirko a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 183 US babies named Mirko since 1880 were boys.
- When was Mirko most popular?
- 2014 in the United States, when 16 babies were named Mirko, its highest rank at 5,634th.