Tonio
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- TOH-nyoh
- Origin
- Latin
Tonio is a boys' name of Latin origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Tonio mean?
Latin: Italian and Spanish short form of Antonio
An Italian and Spanish short form of Antonio, from the Roman family name Antonius, whose origin is unknown.
Is Tonio a girl's or a boy's name?
Tonio is a boys' name.
How popular is Tonio in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1990, with 26 boys. It first appears in the records in 1956.
Half of all the boys named Tonio in the US since 1880 were born between 1986 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
Tonio in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | #9,888 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 10 | #7,762 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 6 | #10,599 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 7 | #9,691 |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 8 | #8,775 |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 8 | #8,858 |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,013 |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,361 |
| 2006 | 10 | #7,422 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 6 | #9,941 |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,636 |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,529 |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
| 1999 | 7 | #7,867 |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,472 |
| 1997 | 8 | #6,612 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 7 | #6,985 |
| 1994 | 7 | #6,962 |
| 1993 | 6 | #7,631 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 15 | #3,806 |
| 1990 | 26 | #2,548 |
| 1989 | 14 | #3,803 |
| 1988 | 19 | #2,855 |
| 1987 | 14 | #3,334 |
| 1986 | 16 | #3,002 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,311 |
| 1983 | 6 | #5,481 |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,383 |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,466 |
| 1980 | 6 | #5,523 |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,054 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 7 | #4,416 |
| 1975 | 6 | #4,795 |
| 1974 | 10 | #3,316 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 5 | #4,905 |
| 1970 | 7 | #3,834 |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,403 |
| 1968 | 8 | #3,106 |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 5 | #3,940 |
Names like Tonio
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Austin Sergio Rio Pablo Marco Santino Justin Titus Taylor Mauricio Jacob Hugo
More Latin names
Oliver Olivia Leo Roman Aurora Emily Florence Mabel Luna Nora Rosie Emilia Max Nova Lucy Julian
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Tonio: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tonio, updated 20 October 2026.