Given name & surname
Reo
“woman of the river”·“from the river”
Reo is a variant of Rio. Interpretations include “woman of the river” (Spanish) and “from the river” (Spanish). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Reo is a variant of Rio. Interpretations include “woman of the river” (Spanish) and “from the river” (Spanish). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Reo is a variant of Rio. An origin associated with Rio is Spanish.
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
Reo through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 862
- 835 boys · 27 girls
- Most popular year
- 1919
- 22 babies
- 2025
- 12
- #7,102 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +30%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 12 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,102 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 29.6% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 18 in 1917. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 605 as a first name in 2020; 610 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.
Reo’s family of names
Reo has a related form in Rio. In Japanese usage, Reo is a Roman-alphabet rendering of 嶺臣. In Japanese usage, Reo is a Roman-alphabet rendering of 怜生.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 5
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Reo
- Reo YasunagaJapanese association football playerborn 2000
- Reo SanoJapanese dancer and actorborn 1996
- Reo NishidaJapanese diver (2000-)
- Reo KurachiJapanese voice actressborn 1997
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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