EveryBabyNames

Rio

4 countries#532 in United States, 2025
US
#532
in United States, 2025
SCOT
#137
in Scotland, 2025
FR
#902
in France, 2022
NI
#126
in Northern Ireland, 2025
Total births recorded
8,944
Peak year (United States)
2024
Peak-year count
704
First recorded
1920

Popularity across 4 countries

Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Rio was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020
United StatesScotlandFranceNorthern Ireland

Country by country

United States

7,812 births recorded 1920–2025 · currently #532 · peaked in 2024 with 704 births

Most common in: California, Texas, New York, Florida, Washington

Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data

Scotland

646 births recorded 1990–2025 · currently #137 · peaked in 2023 with 51 births

Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data

France

263 births recorded 1983–2022 · currently #902 · peaked in 2022 with 49 births

Most common in: Paris, Gironde, Alpes-Maritimes, Haute-Garonne, Loire-Atlantique

Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data

Northern Ireland

223 births recorded 2003–2025 · currently #126 · peaked in 2023 with 20 births

Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data

United States rank history

Rio’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.

YearRankvs. prior yr
2006#1994
2007#1811↑183
2008#1861↓50
2009#1873↓12
2010#1481↑392
2011#1573↓92
2012#1575↓2
2013#1588↓13
2014#1536↑52
2015#1567↓31
2016#1320↑247
2017#1348↓28
2018#1122↑226
2019#1057↑65
2020#774↑283
2021#669↑105
2022#560↑109
2023#571↓11
2024#517↑54
2025#532↓15

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