Elio Boy
How popular is Elio?
#388 boy name in 2025
818 baby boys were named Elio in the US in 2025, making it the 388th most popular boy name.
Elio popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #388 for boys (▲ 119 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 818 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+1198% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,169 in 2015, #1,077 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (818 boys) |
| Highest rank | #388 in 2025 |
| First recorded | 1912 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.6% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Elio counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Elio family of names ranked #385 for boys in 2025 (#485 the year before), with 828 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Elio | 818 | 99% |
| Ellio | 10 | 1% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Elio is most popular
Babies named Elio per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- District of Columbia: 0.8 per 1,000 (12 boys)
- California: 0.7 per 1,000 (619 boys)
- Washington: 0.6 per 1,000 (96 boys)
- Colorado: 0.5 per 1,000 (69 boys)
- Oregon: 0.5 per 1,000 (40 boys)
Elio by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 117 | #1,409 |
| 1920s | 235 | #1,379 |
| 1930s | 103 | #1,405 |
| 1940s | 50 | #2,466 |
| 1950s | 77 | #2,264 |
| 1960s | 159 | #1,545 |
| 1970s | 183 | #1,819 |
| 1980s | 267 | #1,723 |
| 1990s | 292 | #2,044 |
| 2000s | 428 | #2,202 |
| 2010s | 672 | #1,258 |
| 2020s | 2,591 | #388 |
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Questions
- Is Elio a boy or girl name?
- Elio is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Elio were boys.
- How popular is the name Elio?
- 818 baby boys were named Elio in the US in 2025, making it the 388th most popular boy name.
- When was Elio most popular?
- Elio peaked in 2025, when 818 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #388 in 2025.
- How many people are named Elio?
- 5,174 babies have been named Elio in the US since 1880. We estimate about 4,605 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 5.
- Where is Elio most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Elio was most common in District of Columbia, at 0.8 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.