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Mirko

Quick answerMirko is a diminutive form of Slavic names beginning with "Mir-," derived from the root "mir" meaning "peace" or "world," combined with the diminutive suffix "-ko." The name is primarily used in South Slavic cultures, particularly among Serbs, Croats, and other Balkan peoples, with historical prominence in Yugoslavia…

Serbian · Boy · 2 syllables

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Relative popularity index, 2010–2025
GenderBoy
US Rank#8,693
TrendStable
Peak year2014
Syllables2
OriginSerbian
LanguageSerbian
CultureSerbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian, Italian
Letters5
Numerology3 Chaldean 7
Global rank#264

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Historical popularity from 1880–2025 · US Social Security Administration data

About the name Mirko

Mirko is a diminutive form of Slavic names beginning with "Mir-," derived from the root "mir" meaning "peace" or "world," combined with the diminutive suffix "-ko." The name is primarily used in South Slavic cultures, particularly among Serbs, Croats, and other Balkan peoples, with historical prominence in Yugoslavia and the former Soviet sphere where it gained wider usage.

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Etymology

Mirko is a diminutive form of Slavic names beginning with "Mir-," derived from the root "mir" meaning "peace" or "world," combined with the diminutive suffix "-ko." The name is primarily used in South Slavic cultures, particularly among Serbs, Croats, and other Balkan peoples, with historical prominence in Yugoslavia and the former Soviet sphere where it gained wider usage.

Mirko currently ranks #8,693 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2014.

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