Boy
Dario
As a boy's name, Dario traces back to Italian, where it is understood to mean "Italian/Spanish form of Darius". It is currently on the rise, with its biggest decade yet in the 2000s. As things stand now, it is a distinctive, less common pick. The registry counts around 9,170 U.S. births under this name going back to 1900.
ItalianItalian/Spanish form of Darius
EtymologyMeaning "possessing goodness"
Births by decade
1900s
6
1910s
129
1920s
246
1930s
217
1940s
221
1950s
382
1960s
473
1970s
695
1980s
1,232
1990s
1,607
2000s
2,175
2010s
1,787
Peaked in the 2000s · 9,170 total U.S. births since 1900