Darko — #12804 US boys' name
67 babies named Darko in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 10% of names given to boys today.
49% of everyone ever named Darko was born in this single decade.
11 babies were named Darko in 2017 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Darko
The Social Security Administration has registered 67 babies named Darko between 1987 and 2024, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Darko currently holds the #12804 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 11 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Darko performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 33 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Darko shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.
No etymological entry is currently available for Darko in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 67 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Darko at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
Current rank
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Darko popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1987
- Peak year (2017)
- 11
- Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
Currently ranks #12804 among boys.
67 total births across 38 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2017 with 11 births in a single year.
Darko by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2020s
- 33 births that decade — 49% of Darko's all-time total
Darko decade highlights
- Peak decade 33 births
- Runner-up 29 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2020s was Darko's strongest decade
33 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 49% of all-time use.
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1987–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.