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Rio

Boy's name · #532 in the US (2025) · Trending

82% boys · 18% girls — Rio is also given to girls: 105 in 2025, about 18% in recent years. Rio →

Popularity over time

Rio ranked #532 in 2025, with about 560 boys given the name last year. Roughly 5,500 have carried it since 1920.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 31 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#126 in N. Ireland (2025) · #137 in Scotland (2025) · #166 in England & Wales (2025) · #175 in Sweden (2025) · #203 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #220 in Switzerland (2025) · #244 in Ireland (2025) · #272 in Austria (2025) · #347 in Italy (2024) · #367 in New Zealand (2025) · #438 in Canada (2025) · #478 in Belgium (2025) and 5 more.

Famous Rios

• Rio Ferdinand — English former footballer and pundit (born 1978)
• Rio Mavuba — French footballer (born 1984)
• Rio Haryanto — Indonesian racing driver (born 1993)
• Rio Ngumoha — English footballer (born 2008)
• Rio Raj — Indian tamil movie actor (born 1994)

In stories & tradition

• Rio (Aníbal Cortés) — Money Heist (TV series)
• Rio Durant — Star Wars character
• Rio Blast — Masters of the Universe

What Rios become

Among 240 notable people named Rio:

Entertainers appear 3.63× more often than among typical names — e.g. Rio Reiser, German musician (1950–1996).

Similar names: Aries · Rhys · Gio · Benicio · Elio · Rome

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