Dario

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Dario Fo

Italian actor, playwright, comedian, singer-songwriter, theater director, painter, and political activist (1926-2016)

Choose Dario and your child shares a first name with Dario Fo, an Italian actor, playwright, comedian, singer-songwriter, theater director, painter, and political activist. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Dario, like who?” Dario Fo's Wikipedia article is available in 109 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 5,038 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Dario, 339 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Dario would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryDario first shows up in US birth records in 1909, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 116 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2024, when it reached #639.
• 🚀TrendDario has climbed 58 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #760. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 📍Where it's lovedDario is most popular in New Mexico, where it ranks #360, followed by California (#390) and Illinois (#457). It's in the top 1,000 in 15 states.
• 💬MeaningDario is an Italian form of Darius, which means “possessing good”. Our records link it to Italian, Latin and Persian roots.
• 🌍OriginDario is the #3 most popular Persian boy name in the US. That's out of 30 Persian boy and unisex names in our list.

About the name Dario

Dario is a boy name of Italian, Latin and Persian origin meaning “possessing good”. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with D and ending in “-rio”. US birth records list Dario for boys from 1909 to 2025, in 115 of those 117 years. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked #639 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #760, with 339 babies.

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