Given name & surname · also Japanese
Mio
“having great strength”·“he is mine”
Mio is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “having great strength” (Japanese) and “he is mine” (Spanish). These may reflect different naming traditions.
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Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “having great strength” (Japanese) and “he is mine” (Spanish). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with Japanese and Spanish naming traditions.
How it developed
In Swedish usage, Mio is a masculine form of Mia.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1988. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Mio through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 464
- 116 boys · 348 girls
- Most popular year
- 2020
- 27 babies
- 2025
- 22
- #7,383 for girls · #10,339 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −4%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 15 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 7,383 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 8.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 7 birth records for boys in 2025. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 739 as a first name in 2020; 260 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.
Mio’s family of names
In Swedish usage, Mio is a masculine form of Mia. Mio has a related form in Myo. In Japanese usage, Mio is a Roman-alphabet rendering of 実桜.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Mio has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Spanish roots to each of them.
13 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.
Spellings & scripts 12
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Mio
- Mio OtaniJapanese association football playerborn 1979
- Mio BackhausGerman footballer (born 2004)
- Mio ShinozakiJapanese basketball player (born 1991)
- Mio ImadaJapanese actress, talent and model (1997-)
- Mio KudoJapanese model, fashion model and child actressborn 1999
- Mio SugitaJapanese politician (born 1967)
- Mio YūkiJapanese actressborn 1999
- Mio NaritaJapanese swimmerborn 2006
- Mio NishimakiJapanese sport wrestlerborn 1987
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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