Meaning of the nameDario
- Male
- Persian origin
- Da-ri-o
Dario is a male name of Persian origin, a learned borrowing from Latin Dārīus, and the Persian name at its base means "that possesses the good".
- People (2022)
- 26,435
- Rank in Brazil
- #892
- Median age
- 47 years
- 2010 Census
- 31,033
- people
Dario in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Dario, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (5,183 people).
86 women 26,349 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Dario is most common
States with the highest share of people named Dario in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.016%
- Pernambuco 0.016%
- Tocantins 0.015%
- Amazonas 0.015%
- Alagoas 0.015%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 5,720 | 0.013% |
| Minas Gerais | 2,945 | 0.014% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,947 | 0.012% |
| Bahia | 1,932 | 0.014% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,702 | 0.016% |
| Pernambuco | 1,416 | 0.016% |
| Paraná | 1,381 | 0.012% |
| Pará | 1,130 | 0.014% |
| Santa Catarina | 1,113 | 0.015% |
| Ceará | 900 | 0.010% |
| Goiás | 792 | 0.011% |
| Maranhão | 660 | 0.010% |
| Amazonas | 584 | 0.015% |
| Espírito Santo | 474 | 0.012% |
| Alagoas | 462 | 0.015% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 448 | 0.014% |
| Piauí | 438 | 0.013% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 409 | 0.015% |
| Paraíba | 368 | 0.009% |
| Mato Grosso | 364 | 0.010% |
| Distrito Federal | 326 | 0.012% |
| Tocantins | 228 | 0.015% |
| Rondônia | 216 | 0.014% |
| Sergipe | 173 | 0.008% |
| Acre | 112 | 0.014% |
| Roraima | 98 | 0.015% |
| Amapá | 97 | 0.013% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Dario
Dario comes from Latin Dārīus, which in turn comes from Greek Δᾱρεῖος (Dāreîos) and from Old Persian Dārayauš, a shortened form of Dārayavaʰuš. Behind the Name explains the Persian name as "that possesses the good", from daraya ("to possess") and vau ("good"). The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), following Machado, summarizes the chain as Latin Dariu, from Greek Dareios. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 26,435 people named Dario, with a median age of 47. Proportionally, the name is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Dario · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Darius · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Darius · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Dario · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Dario
What does the name Dario mean?
Dario means “that possesses the good”, according to Behind the Name.
How many people are named Dario in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 26,435 people with the first name Dario, which ranks it number 892 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Dario a boy's or a girl's name?
Dario is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 86 women and 26,349 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Dario?
Dario is a name of Persian origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Dario most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.016% of the state's population is named Dario (1,702 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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