babyNamedHélio
“sun”probable meaning
Boy’s name, of Greek origin. Lire en français
- most given boy’s name in France
- 324th
- births in 2023–2025
- 540
- babies born in France
- 1 in 3,663
- +19.5% a year recently
- Rising fast
- peak year
- 2025
Meaning and origin of Hélio
Hélio is thought to mean “sun” and is of Greek origin.
Probable meaning: the sources partly agree.
Popularity of Hélio in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2025.
- Over recent years, Hélio has been rising fast (+19.5% a year).
- In a school of 200 children born in those years, there would be 1.1 Hélio on average, counting the spellings that sound the same.
Hélio in English-speaking countries
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
10 babies in 3 years1 boy in 82,635
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
40 babies in 3 years1 boy in 128,539
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Ontario (Canada), British Columbia (Canada), Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Hélio and Helio are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
- Helio45
- Elio5,160
- Elyo (in French)1,760
- Élio1,690
- Élyo (in French)310
- Hélyo (in French)40
- Ellio (in French)30
- Elïo25
- Ellyo (in French)20
- Helyo (in French)10
- Elhyo5
- Ëlyo (in French)5
- Élïo5
- Èlio5
- Eliyo5
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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