Given name
Flavio
“having yellow hair”
Flavio is a variant of Flavian. One Latin interpretation is “having yellow hair.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Flavio is a variant of Flavian. One Latin interpretation is “having yellow hair.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Flavio is a variant of Flavian. An origin associated with Flavian is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1912. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Flavio through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,061
- 3,061 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1996
- 92 babies
- 2025
- 30
- #3,685 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −15%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 30 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,685 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 15.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 92 in 1996. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (9). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 6,554 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Flavio’s family of names
In Spanish usage, Flavio was borrowed from the Latin form Flavius. Flavio has a related form in Flavian. In Italian usage, Flavio has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Flawiusz.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Flavio has relatives in 3 languages.
3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Flavio
- Flavio Biondohistorian from Italy1388–1463
- Flavio BriatoreItalian businessmanborn 1950
- Flavio RomaItalian footballerborn 1974
- Flavio Cottimember of the Swiss Federal Council from 1987 to 1999 (1939-2020)
- Flavio CobolliItalian tennis playerborn 2002
- Flávio CamposBrazilian association football playerborn 1965
- Flavio BucciItalian actor (1947-2020)
- Flavio ZandonáArgentine association football playerborn 1967
- Flavio CipollaItalian tennis player (born 1983)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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