Boys' name · since 1987
Darko
Since 1987, U.S. Social Security records show 67 babies named Darko, peaking in 2017. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,096 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 67
- born since 1987
- 2020s
- peak decade
67 boys have been named Darko since 1987, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Darko recorded 67 times among boys since 1987, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2024.
- #20,096 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 67 born since 1987
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Darko ranks #20,096 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 67 born since 1987, peaking in the 2020s.
- #20,096 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 67
- born since 1987
- 2020s
- peak decade
Darko's 67 recorded births place it above 55.61% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Darko's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Darko splits its recorded history at 2020: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1987 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2017 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Darko popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2024
- Peak year (2017)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Darko by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (33 births, 49% of the file).
2020s was Darko's strongest decade.
33 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Darko births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
29 births
- 2020s
2020s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 33 births (49% of all-time use).
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Darko: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~37 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1987–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Darko draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.