Darko
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from the Slavic languages. From Serbo-Croatian Darko.
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Darko (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Few babies have been given the name since 1998; it belongs mostly to older generations. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | – |
| 2005 | – |
| 2006 | 2 |
| 2007 | – |
| 2008 | – |
| 2009 | 3 |
| 2010 | 2 |
| 2011 | 2 |
| 2012 | – |
| 2013 | – |
| 2014 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2022 | – |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 294 |
| 2000 | 301 |
| 2001 | 307 |
| 2002 | 316 |
| 2003 | 325 |
| 2004 | 326 |
| 2005 | 337 |
| 2006 | 352 |
| 2007 | 361 |
| 2008 | 364 |
| 2009 | 372 |
| 2010 | 385 |
| 2011 | 390 |
| 2012 | 411 |
| 2013 | 423 |
| 2014 | 443 |
| 2015 | 460 |
| 2016 | 481 |
| 2017 | 505 |
| 2018 | 523 |
| 2019 | 537 |
| 2020 | 553 |
Darko in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Darko.Hi! My name is Darko.
- Har du träffat Darko? Han började jobba här i måndags.Have you met Darko? He started working here on Monday.
- Darko har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Darko has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Darkos mamma är lärare.Darko's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Darkos mamma is Darko's mum.
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Questions about Darko
How do you pronounce Darko in Swedish?
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What does the name Darko mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from the Slavic languages. From Serbo-Croatian Darko.
How popular is Darko in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Darko in 2022. In 2020, 553 people in Sweden had Darko as the first name they go by.
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.