Given name & surname
Gio
“God will add”·“an attendant; a servant”·“God is gracious”
In English use, Gio is a diminutive of Giuseppe. In Italian use, Giuseppe carries the interpretation “God will add.” In English use, Gio is a diminutive of Sergio. One Latin interpretation is “an attendant; a servant.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Gio is a diminutive of Giuseppe. In Italian use, Giuseppe carries the interpretation “God will add.” In English use, Gio is a diminutive of Sergio. One Latin interpretation is “an attendant; a servant.” In English use, Gio is a diminutive of Giovanni. In Italian use, Giovanni carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Gio is a diminutive of Sergio. An origin associated with Sergio is Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Gio is a diminutive of Sergio.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2001. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Gio through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,615
- 1,572 boys · 43 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 206 babies
- 2025
- 206
- #1,091 for boys · #10,376 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +144%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 197 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,091 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 133.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 9 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (30). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,263 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.
Gio’s family of names
In English usage, Gio is a diminutive of Sergio. In Italian usage, Gio has a conventional naming counterpart in the English form Joe. In English usage, Gio is a diminutive of Giovanni.
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Around the world
Gio has relatives in 4 languages.
12 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 4
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Gio
- Gio PontiItalian architect (1891–1979)
- Gio GonzálezAmerican baseball playerborn 1985
- Gio AplonSouth African rugby union footballerborn 1982
- Gio PikaGeorgian-born Russian rapperborn 1978
- Gio PetréSwedish actressborn 1937
- GioSpanish footballerborn 1984
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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