Given name & surname
Scorpio
“the eighth sign of the zodiac; a scorpion”·“the scorpion; the eighth sign of the zodiac”
Scorpio is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “the eighth sign of the zodiac; a scorpion” (Latin) and “the scorpion; the eighth sign of the zodiac” (Latin). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “the eighth sign of the zodiac; a scorpion” (Latin) and “the scorpion; the eighth sign of the zodiac” (Latin). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Latin.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1981. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Scorpio through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 72
- 72 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1983
- 13 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 8 in 1993. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 13 in 1983. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 214 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.
Scorpio’s family of names
Scorpio has a related form in Scorpia. Scorpio has a related form in Scorpios. Scorpio has a related form in Scorpius.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 9
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Skorpiosvariant
- Scorpiosvariant
- Skorpiovariant
- Scorpyavariant
- Skorpyavariant
- Skorpiavariant
- Scorpiyavariant
- Scorpiusvariant
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