Lio
Boy · LEE-oh · Latin
Lio is a boys' name of Latin origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,511th for boys in the UK (9 babies) and 3,847th for boys in the US (28 babies).
Where does Lio come from?
Latin: probably a spelling of Leo, or short for Lionel
- Say it
- LEE-oh
Is Lio a girl's or a boy's name?
Lio is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 boys in the UK and 28 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Lio in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,511among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 9about 1 in 33,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 25% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 9 boys in the UK were named Lio, making it the 2,511th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,581st. Its busiest year was 2020, with 16 boys.
2025 had fewer boys named Lio than any year since 2018.
Half of all the boys named Lio in the UK since 1996 were born between 2018 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 3,638 boys in the UK were given Lio or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #4, up from #2,511 for this spelling alone.
- Leo 3,629
- Lio 9
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,436th in England and Wales.
Lio in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #2,511 |
| 2024 | 16 | #1,664 |
| 2023 | 15 | #1,715 |
| 2022 | 15 | #1,708 |
| 2021 | 14 | #1,791 |
| 2020 | 16 | #1,581 |
| 2019 | 10 | #2,231 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 15 | #1,738 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,096 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 1 | #4,138 |
How popular is Lio in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,847among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 28about 1 in 61,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 63% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 28 boys in the US were named Lio, making it the 3,847th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,694th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 44 boys. It first appears in the records in 2004.
Half of all the boys named Lio in the US since 1880 were born between 2014 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 8,201 boys in the US were given Lio or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #28, up from #3,847 for this spelling alone.
- Leo 8,173
- Lio 28
Lio in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28 | #3,847 |
| 2024 | 44 | #2,873 |
| 2023 | 37 | #3,226 |
| 2022 | 28 | #3,876 |
| 2021 | 21 | #4,624 |
| 2020 | 20 | #4,694 |
| 2019 | 25 | #4,110 |
| 2018 | 22 | #4,472 |
| 2017 | 24 | #4,220 |
| 2016 | 12 | #6,721 |
| 2015 | 16 | #5,503 |
| 2014 | 20 | #4,698 |
| 2013 | 20 | #4,619 |
| 2012 | 19 | #4,857 |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,133 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 9 | #8,319 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 6 | #10,655 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 6 | #9,941 |
Names like Lio
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Albie Theo Enzo Lando Luca Remy Arlo Rio Atlas Elio Milo Hudson
Other spellings of Lio
Names related to Lio
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