Željko
Male#10 most common in Croatia32,503 people in Croatia
- Meaning:
- Desired one, longed-for
- Origin:
- Slavic
About the name Željko
Slavic name derived from 'želja' (wish, desire); also a short form of Želimir.
Name day and nicknames
- Name day:
- May 23 · September 19
- Nicknames:
- Željo
Popularity with newborns
Željko has not appeared on the annual list of the most popular newborn names. That list covers the 50 most common names for each sex, so the name was given to fewer children than the 50th name of the year — not to none.
People with this name in Croatia
32,503 people in Croatia are called Željko, according to the 2021 census. That is #10 among all the names in Imenko.
Where the name is found
Željko is recorded in every Croatian county.
Notable people called Željko
- Željko Mavrović — Croatian heavyweight boxer
Sources
Counts of people living in Croatia come from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics' 2021 census, which suppresses any figure below 10. Yearly birth figures come from its annual list of the most popular newborn names. Meaning, origin, name day and nicknames are curated by Imenko.