boy's name
Dario
- Origin Italian
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 3
- Letters 5
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 17,253
the United States
#761
2025 births
Dario is a boy's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 339 babies in the United States, ranking #761. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Dario is a name of Italian origin.
- Peaked in 2024, when 439 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 9,780 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1909.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Dario over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 6 |
| 1910s | 129 |
| 1920s | 246 |
| 1930s | 217 |
| 1940s | 221 |
| 1950s | 384 |
| 1960s | 475 |
| 1970s | 697 |
| 1980s | 1,234 |
| 1990s | 1,607 |
| 2000s | 2,177 |
| 2010s | 2,289 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 2,263 |
How popular is Dario?
In 2025, Dario was given to 339 babies in the United States, ranking #761 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Dario is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Dario
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Dario also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Dario over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Dario in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Dario
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Dario — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Dario
How popular is the name Dario?
In 2025, Dario was given to 339 babies in the United States, ranking #761 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Dario a girl's or a boy's name?
Dario is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Dario?
Dario has 3 syllables.
When was Dario most popular?
Dario peaked in 2024, when 439 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Dario a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Dario currently ranks #319 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.