Mio
Mostly boys · MEE-oh · Japanese
Mio is a name of Japanese origin. In 2025 it ranked 5,990th for girls in the UK (3 babies) and 7,131st for girls in the US (15 babies).
What does Mio mean?
Japanese: meaning depends on the kanji used
Japanese name with many kanji spellings; in Sweden it is known from Astrid Lindgren's 1954 novel Mio, My Son.
- Say it
- MEE-oh
Is Mio a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Mio has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 3 girls in the UK and 15 girls and 7 boys in the US.
How popular is Mio in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2017, with 5 boys. 3 girls were also named Mio in 2025 (5,990th for girls).
Mio in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 1 | #6,258 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #3,608 |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
How popular is Mio in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #7,131among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 15about 1 in 110,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadymuch the same
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 15 girls in the US were named Mio, making it the 7,131st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,663rd. Its busiest year was 2020, with 21 girls. It first appears in the records in 1988. 7 boys were also named Mio in 2025 (9,710th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Mio in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Mio in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | #7,131 |
| 2024 | 17 | #6,639 |
| 2023 | 13 | #8,050 |
| 2022 | 10 | #9,674 |
| 2021 | 14 | #7,625 |
| 2020 | 21 | #5,663 |
| 2019 | 11 | #9,106 |
| 2018 | 13 | #8,142 |
| 2017 | 15 | #7,438 |
| 2016 | 15 | #7,599 |
| 2015 | 15 | #7,610 |
| 2014 | 14 | #8,050 |
| 2013 | 13 | #8,575 |
| 2012 | 14 | #8,204 |
| 2011 | 14 | #8,192 |
| 2010 | 19 | #6,638 |
| 2009 | 14 | #8,450 |
| 2008 | 10 | #10,802 |
| 2007 | 14 | #8,516 |
| 2006 | 9 | #11,412 |
| 2005 | 8 | #11,828 |
| 2004 | 7 | #12,754 |
| 2003 | 12 | #8,500 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 7 | #12,049 |
| 2000 | 6 | #13,147 |
| 1999 | 5 | #14,403 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 6 | #12,065 |
| 1996 | 7 | #10,562 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 5 | #12,952 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 5 | #11,792 |
Names like Mio
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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