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Dario

Meaning: Holding firm the good
Origin: Italian/Spanish (from Persian, via Darius (Old Persian Dārayavauš))

Boy's name · #760 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Dario reached its best rank, #639, in 2024 and ranked #760 in 2025. About 12,000 boys have carried it since 1909.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 22 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#40 in Spain (2024) · #52 in Switzerland (2025) · #54 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #163 in Mexico (2024) · #173 in Austria (2025) · #267 in Ecuador (2025) · #315 in France (2025) · #464 in Belgium (2025) · #666 in Sweden (2025) · #868 in Netherlands (2025) · #880 in England & Wales (2025) · #889 in Ireland (2025) and 1 more.

Famous Darios

Dario Fo — Italian playwright (1926–2016)
Dario Argento — Italian film director and screenwriter (born 1940)
Dario Šimić — Croatian footballer
Dario Cologna — Swiss cross-country skier
Dario Šarić — Croatian basketball player

In stories & tradition

Dario^it — Licence to Kill (film)
Darío Rosso — Resident Evil 3: Nemesis (video game)

What Darios become

Among 1,226 notable people named Dario:

Sports figures appear 1.59× more often than among typical names — e.g. Dario Šimić, Croatian footballer.

Similar names: Samir · Darien · Mario · Karim · Darius · Hamza

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