Gio

Meaning: God is gracious
Origin: Hebrew — Italian short form of Giovanni, also of Giorgio and Giuseppe

Boy's name · #1091 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Gio is moving up the charts. First recorded in 2001, it stood at #1091 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet; about 1,600 boys have been named Gio along the way.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 12 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#158 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #1,049 in Canada (2025) · #1,286 in Ecuador (2025) · #1,798 in England & Wales (2025) · #2,477 in France (2025) · #12,495 in Italy (2024) · #655 in Ireland (2024) · #727 in Scotland (2024) · #972 in Sweden (2024) · #1,093 in Netherlands (2021) · #2,469 in Austria (2018) · #1,366 in Belgium (2013).

Famous Gios

Gio Ponti — Italian architect (1891–1979)
Gio Benitez — American journalist (born 1985)
Gio Gonzalez — American baseball player (born 1985)
Gio Lopez — American football player
Gio Ruggiero — American racing driver (born 2006)

What Gios become

Among 72 notable people named Gio:

Entertainers appear 2.33× more often than among typical names — e.g. Giò Di Tonno, Italian pop singer (born 1973).

Similar names: Gian · Aurelius · Gino · Rio · Haziel · Ezio

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