Rio

Meaning and origin of Rio

Popularity of Rio in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2022.
• Over recent years, Rio has been rising fast (+19.1% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Rio every 68 schools, all spellings combined.

Rio in English-speaking countries

Rio ranks 116^th in Scotland, 134^th in Northern Ireland and 162^nd in England and Wales, against 1,284^th in France.

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  116^th boys’ name132 babies in 3 years1 boy in 454+16.4% a year

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  134^th boys’ name52 babies in 3 years1 boy in 490

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  239^th boys’ name59 babies in 3 years1 boy in 835

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  162^nd boys’ name945 babies in 3 years1 boy in 874+8.8% a year

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  328^th boys’ name33 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,350

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  289^th boys’ name43 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,670

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  519^th boys’ name66 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,575+27.5% a year

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  534^th boys’ name1,670 babies in 3 years1 boy in 3,079+20.9% a year

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Ryo (in French)35
• Ryô (in French)5

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Rio

• Marco
• Lourenço
• Joaquim
• Ezequiel
• Inacio
• Rémy
• Divine
• Lucca
• Maxim
• Faustin
• Davi
• Joris

See also

• →French names of Latin origin