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Elio

/ˈɛlioʊ/ · 100% boys · #388 in the US for boys, 2025

Elio has been given to about 5,174 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2025, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈɛlioʊ/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 4,629
Median age today5 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Elio per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2025 · 818
  • Born in 2025818
  • All time5,174
  • England & Wales, 2025#309 · 147

How popular is Elio?

Elio ranks 388th among American boys in 2025, with 818 born that year. Its best year was 2025, when 818 babies were given the name, ranking 388th. The typical living American called Elio is about 5 years old today. It is relatively most common in Alaska, where it accounts for 0.15% of births.

Names that sound like Elio

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Eliot0.75
  2. Elliot0.72
  3. Emilio0.71
  4. Elliott0.70
  5. Elmo0.70
  6. Eli0.66
  7. Julio0.65
  8. Eliseo0.65

Middle names for Elio

Ranked by flow score
  1. Elio Paul0.83
  2. Elio Lee0.83
  3. Elio Dean0.82
  4. Elio Blake0.82
  5. Elio Bryce0.82
  6. Elio Wade0.82

Sibling names for Elio

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Ozzybrother · 0.98
  2. Truettbrother · 0.98
  3. Romebrother · 0.97
  4. Kayceeither · 0.97
  5. Trueither · 0.96
  6. Haloeither · 0.96

Where Elio is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Alaska0.15%
  2. District of Columbia0.11%
  3. California0.07%
  4. Nevada0.07%
  5. Washington0.06%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Elio White0.78
  2. Elio Reyes0.78
  3. Elio Nguyen0.78
  4. Elio Lee0.78
  5. Elio Hill0.78
  6. Elio Hall0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Elio

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Elio across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.