Gio
Gio was the 1091st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 197 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,564 places. More babies were named Gio in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,091 boys, up 570 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 197boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025197 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,615babies recorded
Gio popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 43 since 2006, 9 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,091 | 197 |
| 2020 | #1,661 | 96 |
| 2010 | #3,747 | 28 |
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How popular is Gio, counting every spelling?
Gio has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,040 for boys in 2025, against #1,091 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Gio?
197 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Gio (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Gio born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 43 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Gio.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Gio?
About 1,600 people born in the US named Gio are alive today, with a median age of 5; half are between 3 and 9. That makes Gio a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Gio by state
How common Gio was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Jersey (2.2×), Pennsylvania (2.0×), New York (1.9×), Florida (1.7×), Massachusetts (1.6×). In 32 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Gio: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Gio, they share its era and feel.
Gio is also a nickname for Giovanni and Giovanna.
Questions about the name Gio
How popular is the name Gio?
Gio was the 1091st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 197 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,564 places. More babies were named Gio in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Gio a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Gio in the US.
Where is Gio most popular?
In 2021–2025, Gio was most common in New Jersey (0.22 per 1,000 boys), followed by Pennsylvania and New York.