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    The first name Željko

    A unisex name.

    2 syllables Unisex

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Željko at birth, 1880–2025

    In 1970, 6 boys born in the United States were named Željko, the 4,721st most popular boys’ name that year.

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    6
    babies named Željko since 1880
    #4,721
    rank in 1970
    1970
    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 Željko

    26 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Željko Komšić
      Bosnian Croat politician, born 1964
    • Zeljko Kalac
      Australian association football player, born 1972
    • Željko Matuš
      Croatian footballer, 1935–2026
    • Željko Čajkovski
      Croatian footballer (1925-2016)
    • Željko Franulović
      Croatian tennis player, born 1947
    • Željko Buvač
      Bosnian football coach, born 1961
    • Željko Bebek
      Bosnian-Herzegovinian singer, born 1945
    • Željko Pahek
      Comic-book and graphic novel creator, scriptwriter, painter, illustrator and caricaturist, born 1954
    • Željko Jerkov
      Croatian basketball player, born 1953
    • Željko Reiner
      Croatian politician and physician, born 1953
    • Željko Šakić
      Croatian basketball player (born 1988)
    • Željko Musa
      Croatian handball player, born 1986

    Questions

    When was Željko most popular?
    1970 in the United States, when 6 babies were named Željko, its highest rank at 4,721st.