Rio
- Pronunciation
- [Rio]
- Gender
- Female
- Meaning
- River
- Origin
- Spanish
Rio Popularity Snapshot
Across the entire US Social Security Administration record (1880–2024), 2,177 baby girls have been named Rio. The name peaked in 2021 with 124 US births that year (rank #1679). In 2024, ranked #1813 nationally — 134 places below its 2021 peak.
Top States for Rio
Based on 1910–2024 US SSA state-level records, the three states with the most Rio births are: California (498), Texas (85), New York (65).
Other Spanish-Origin Names Like Rio
If you like Rio's Spanish origin, consider these related names: Abran, Abril, Adana, Adelita, Adella. Browse all Spanish names →
3-Letter Names Starting with R
Names with Rio's exact length and starting letter: Rad, Rae, Rai, Raj, Ram.
Quick Facts About Rio
US Popularity History (2020–2025)
Annual US births named Rio by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2024 with 591 boys named Rio (boy rank #516 that year).
Where it stands today: in 2025, ranked #532 for boys (563 US births). That's 16 places below its 2024 peak.
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Rio Most Popular?
Average boy-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's boys-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Rio the strongest states are New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon.
Strongest boys-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Mexico | #331 | 32 |
| 2 | Nevada | #463 | 28 |
| 3 | Oregon | #480 | 50 |
| 4 | Utah | #500 | 37 |
| 5 | California | #503 | 677 |
| 6 | New Jersey | #529 | 58 |
| 7 | New York | #542 | 188 |
| 8 | Florida | #555 | 195 |
| 9 | Illinois | #568 | 73 |
| 10 | Arizona | #576 | 79 |
Weakest boys-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | #870 | 31 |
| 2 | Minnesota | #797 | 24 |
| 3 | Virginia | #771 | 37 |
| 4 | Michigan | #766 | 59 |
| 5 | Pennsylvania | #762 | 62 |
| 6 | Indiana | #749 | 25 |
| 7 | Texas | #745 | 195 |
| 8 | North Carolina | #739 | 50 |
| 9 | Ohio | #725 | 55 |
| 10 | Maryland | #673 | 32 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Rio in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
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Compare Rio to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Rio against today's most popular boys-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).
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