Dario
Dario is a masculine given name, etymologically related to Darius.
Meaning & Origin of Dario
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Dario is a masculine given name, etymologically related to Darius.
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The Story of Dario
Dario first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1909, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 475 Darios were born — ranking #608 that year. As of 2026, Dario ranks #608 for baby boys with 475 births, rising sharply (+55% over the past five years). In total, more than 13K Darios have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
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About the name Dario
Dario is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1909 and has accumulated 13K births in the dataset. Dario's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #608. Use the chart and map above to compare Dario's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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