Mirko
Mirko is a masculine given name of South Slavic origin.
- Serbian
- Croatian
- Slovene
- Macedonian
Meaning & Origin of Mirko
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mirko is a masculine given name of South Slavic origin.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Serbian
- Croatian
- Slovene
- Macedonian
- Italian
The Story of Mirko
Mirko first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1916, with 9 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2014: 16 births, good for #5,482 nationwide. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 32% of all recorded Mirkos. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2022 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 174 Mirkos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Mirko
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Mirko. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Miran
- Mirco
Names that sound like Mirko
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About the name Mirko
Mirko is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1916 and has accumulated 174 births in the dataset. Mirko's peak popularity came in 2014 when it ranked #5,482. Use the chart and map above to compare Mirko'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.