Given name & surname

Lio

Lio is used as a given name and a surname.

Meaning & origin

A reliable meaning for Lio isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2004. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Lio through the years

Babies since 1880
371
371 boys · 0 girls
Most popular year
2024
44 babies
2025
28
#3,910 for boys
2021–25 vs 2016–20
+53%
Rising fast
01020302025Highest share 202416
Lio in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2004–2025, per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

Where it’s given

Most at home inCalifornia, Texas
FewerMore, relative to births Not published
2025 births by state of birth. Tiles are equal-sized so small states stay visible. Highest rates: California (6), Texas (5).

By the numbers

In 2025, this name appeared in 28 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,910 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 53.4% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 447 as a first name in 2020; 514 as a surname in 2020.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Lio’s family of names

Lio has a related form in Leo.

Walk Lio’s family in the name graph

LioLeo

The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

People named Lio

Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.

Similar names

If you love Lio, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Modern

Luar

21RareRising fast

>99% boys

Modern

Liangelo

24RareRising fast

>99% boys

Modern

Luriel

11Very rare

>99% boys

Modern

Jhayco

26RareRising fast

>99% boys

Modern

Liiam

11Very rare

>99% boys

Modern

Alam

Alam is a surname.

23RareRising fast

>99% boys

Modern

Romir

24RareRising fast

>99% boys

Modern

Xamir

25RareRising fast

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

Names that share Lio’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

A brother for Lio