Rio

“River; clipped from the place name Rio de Janeiro” — Portuguese origin

Boy's name · #532 in the US (2025) · Trending

Rio ranked #532 in 2025, with about 560 boys given the name last year. Roughly 5,500 have carried it since 1920. About 82% of babies named Rio in recent years have been boys.

Around the world: about 1 in 460 boys in N. Ireland (2025) · about 1 in 600 boys in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 780 boys in Puerto Rico (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 31 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Rios

Rio Ferdinand — English association football player (born 1978)
Rio Mavuba — French footballer (born 1984)
Rio Haryanto — Indonesian racing driver
Rio Ngumoha — English association football player (born 2008)
Rio Omori — Japanese association football player

In stories & tradition

Rio (Aníbal Cortés) — Money Heist
Rio Durant — Solo: A Star Wars Story
Rio Blast — Masters of the Universe

What Rios become

Among 240 notable people named Rio:

Entertainers appear 3.63× more often than among typical names — e.g. Rio Reiser, German rock musician (1950–1996).

Similar names: Aries · Rhys · Gio · Rome · Elio · Reign

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