Rio

Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese

"river; place of the cherry blossoms"

The name Rio is currently ranked #516 in U.S. births. and peaked for boys at #516 in 2024. The name is most popular in RIO, RIO, and RIO. Rio is occasionally used for girls in 2024.

Rio Rank in US Top 1000

# 516 in the US

Rio Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 318 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Rio

• 516 US 2024
• 318 Nameberry 2025
• 55 Unique 2019
• 96 Unisex 2024
• 167 England 2024
• 112 scotland 2024

20 Names Similar to Rio

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Rio.

• Piper
• Saint
• Seven
• Titan
• Legend
• Major
• Link
• Memphis
• Rome
• Lux
• Skye
• Kodiak
• Steel
• Zen
• Nile
• Canyon
• Reign
• Brave
• Steele
• Stone

Famous People Named Rio

• Rio Gavin Ferdinand English footballer
• Rio Joseph Grillo (b. 2008) son of Wendy Moniz & Frank Grillo
• Rio Atticus Dumont (b. 2008) son of musician Tom Dumont
• Rocco Rio Reynolds (b. 2010) son of Jillian Barberie
• Rio nickname of actor River Phoenix
• Rio Lopes (b. 2020) son of Portuguese football player Eder Lopes and Belgium model Sanna Lopes (Ladera)

The name Rio in Pop Culture

• Rio de Janeiro city in Brazil
• Rio pseudonym of Anibal Cortes, one of the main characters in series “Money Heist”
• Rio Jerrica/Jem's boyfriend on animated series "Jem & the Holograms"
• Rio 2011 animated film about parrots set in Rio de Janeiro
• Rio Wellard character in book/TV series 'The Story of Tracy Beaker'
• Rio Portuguese word for "River"