Dárk
given name · Latin script
Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published
Dárk is a given name used for both men and women, written in the Latin script, with more bearers in the United States than in any other country. Recorded meaning: From Middle English derk, from Old English deorc, from Proto-West Germanic *derk (“dark”), of uncertain origin, but possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dʰerg- (“dim, dull”), from Proto-Indo-European *d.
- AUAustralia≈1 in 47K(inferred from the name graph)
- GBUnited Kingdom≈1 in 56K
- USUnited States1 in 133K
carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
- United States (measured from records)
- Record sources
- 287 (measured from records)
- ≈1 in 20K (inferred from the name graph)
2,507 people, 2010
corpus datasets behind its best-documented spelling
strongest: highest-authority source
Singapore, est.
measured from records inferred from the name graph
Spellings & scripts
(measured from records)One other spelling is counted as the same name:
Locally spelled Dark in US United States, GB United Kingdom, AU Australia and 3 more.
Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.
Meaning & origin
(measured from records)- Middle Englishderk(measured from records)
- Old Englishdeorc(measured from records)
- Proto-West Germanic*derk“dark”(measured from records)
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰerg-“dim“dim, dull”(measured from records)
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰer-“dull“dull, dirty”(measured from records)
From Middle English derk, from Old English deorc, from Proto-West Germanic *derk (“dark”), of uncertain origin, but possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dʰerg- (“dim, dull”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰer- (“dull, dirty”).
Cited for this meaning 6
- A dictionary of surnames
- The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
- The Oxford Names Companion - The definitive guide to Surnames, First Names, and Place Names of the British Isles
- Wiktionary
- Encyclopedia of surnames [the complete companion to tracing your names history]
Attested across 19 languages in the etymology graph.
Where in the world
(measured from records)Dárk counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.
Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.
| Country | Most common spelling | Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | 2,507 | 1 in 133K | 2.9K | Dark | 287 |
| GB United Kingdom | ≈1,200 est. | ≈1 in 56K | listed | Dark | 158 |
| IT Italy | ≈670 est. | ≈1 in 94K | — | Dark | 18 |
| AU Australia | ≈540 est. | ≈1 in 47K | — | Dark | 108 |
| BR Brazil | ≈460 est. | ≈1 in 462K | 258 | — | 3 |
| SG Singapore | ≈310 est. | ≈1 in 20K | — | Dark | 10 |
| CA Canada | ≈290 est. | ≈1 in 132K | — | Dark | 77 |
2,507 people counted by Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010, 2010. Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.
Registers cited: Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010; Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2000; IBGE — Nomes (census name API). Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Evidence
(measured from records)No register attests this spelling yet
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Dárk mean, and where does it come from?
- From Middle English derk, from Old English deorc, from Proto-West Germanic *derk (“dark”), of uncertain origin, but possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dʰerg- (“dim, dull”), from Proto-Indo-European *d… Recorded by A dictionary of surnames and The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland and 4 other sources.
- Is Dárk a male or female name?
- Dárk is recorded for both men and women. We don't publish a percentage split: a record's gender belongs to the person and is attached to every given name on that record, so names in cultures where a name string also carries a parent's or spouse's given name pick up large cross-gender counts.
- In which country does Dárk have the most bearers?
- In the United States, the national register counted about 2.5 thousand people named Dárk, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled dark.
- How common is the name Dárk?
- In the United States, the national register counted 2,507 people named Dárk in 2010, about 1 in 133 thousand residents.
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About this data
measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated
These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.
Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.
Cite this page Mondonomo, “Dárk”. Data snapshot 2026-10-13.