Is Rio a boy or girl name?
Rio is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 111 girls and 591 boys were named Rio, so 15.8% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 30.5% of the 7,139 US babies named Rio were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #516
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,813
- Babies named Rio since 1920
- 7,139
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 702 babies
Boys and girls named Rio, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 5 | 8 | 61.5% |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1950s | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 16 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 97 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 191 | 121 | 38.8% |
| 1990s | 411 | 420 | 50.5% |
| 2000s | 636 | 487 | 43.4% |
| 2010s | 1,245 | 590 | 32.2% |
| 2020s | 2,341 | 551 | 19.1% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 591 | #516 | 111 | #1,813 |
| 2023 | 514 | #570 | 106 | #1,886 |
| 2022 | 530 | #560 | 119 | #1,751 |
| 2021 | 401 | #673 | 124 | #1,679 |
| 2020 | 305 | #774 | 91 | #2,046 |
| 2019 | 193 | #1,061 | 110 | #1,849 |
| 2018 | 172 | #1,125 | 77 | #2,380 |
| 2017 | 132 | #1,357 | 51 | #3,183 |
| 2016 | 135 | #1,327 | 61 | #2,820 |
| 2015 | 103 | #1,577 | 38 | #3,974 |
| 2014 | 104 | #1,547 | 45 | #3,533 |
| 2013 | 97 | #1,599 | 43 | #3,630 |
| 2012 | 100 | #1,585 | 51 | #3,254 |
| 2011 | 99 | #1,576 | 56 | #3,041 |
| 2010 | 110 | #1,490 | 58 | #2,971 |
| 2009 | 77 | #1,883 | 68 | #2,700 |
| 2008 | 78 | #1,871 | 59 | #2,988 |
| 2007 | 80 | #1,826 | 54 | #3,205 |
| 2006 | 67 | #2,005 | 49 | #3,359 |
| 2005 | 59 | #2,107 | 47 | #3,310 |
| 2004 | 64 | #1,928 | 41 | #3,609 |
| 2003 | 49 | #2,226 | 56 | #2,793 |
| 2002 | 52 | #2,086 | 33 | #3,956 |
| 2001 | 48 | #2,178 | 42 | #3,303 |
| 2000 | 62 | #1,778 | 38 | #3,503 |
| 1999 | 40 | #2,295 | 39 | #3,298 |
| 1998 | 50 | #1,951 | 44 | #2,957 |
| 1997 | 42 | #2,121 | 43 | #2,864 |
| 1996 | 45 | #1,980 | 44 | #2,788 |
| 1995 | 46 | #1,883 | 45 | #2,721 |
| 1994 | 39 | #2,114 | 36 | #3,209 |
| 1993 | 38 | #2,118 | 49 | #2,564 |
| 1992 | 34 | #2,247 | 44 | #2,764 |
| 1991 | 42 | #1,888 | 47 | #2,611 |
| 1990 | 35 | #2,118 | 29 | #3,693 |
| 1989 | 30 | #2,284 | 21 | #4,479 |
| 1988 | 30 | #2,126 | 13 | #6,175 |
| 1987 | 23 | #2,451 | 14 | #5,542 |
| 1986 | 19 | #2,763 | 22 | #3,856 |
| 1985 | 19 | #2,685 | 22 | #3,813 |
| 1984 | 22 | #2,347 | 13 | #5,462 |
| 1983 | 16 | #2,888 | 16 | #4,637 |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,494 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 13 | #3,375 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 12 | #3,569 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 10 | #4,017 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 15 | #2,898 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 11 | #3,555 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 8 | #4,335 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 13 | #3,044 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 13 | #2,912 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 8 | #3,980 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 6 | #4,861 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 8 | #3,888 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 5 | #5,293 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 10 | #3,024 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 6 | #4,046 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 5 | #4,460 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 5 | #4,358 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 5 | #4,116 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,607 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 5 | #4,837 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 5 | #4,840 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Rio reached #516 in 2024. As a girl name, it reached #1,679 in 2021. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Rio
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.