Lio
About Lio
This alternative and modern spelling of Leo is popular with German- and Dutch-speaking parents and features in the charts in Switzerland, The Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany. While it's less popular in English-speaking coutntries, there has been a quiet but not insubstantial increase in the number of boys given the name. 2024 saw it given to 44 babies in the US, compared to just 20 a few years earlier.
Lio could also work as a short form for names such as Aurelio, Lionel, and Emilio.
Pronounced LEE-oh.
As of October 2026, Lio ranked #3910 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #2891 in 2024.
Editor's take: The name Lio is a boy's name of German origin meaning "lion".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #4,799 | 20 | 10.4 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | #4,287 | 24 | 13 |
| 2018 | #4,552 | 22 | 12.1 |
| 2019 | #4,186 | 25 | 13.9 |
| 2020 | #4,797 | 20 | 11.6 |
| 2021 | #4,712 | 21 | 12 |
| 2022 | #3,946 | 28 | 16 |
| 2023 | #3,261 | 37 | 21.6 |
| 2024 | #2,891 | 44 | 25.5 |
| 2025 | #3,910 | 28 | 16.4 |
World rankings
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Lio on lists
Famous Lios
- Lee "Lio" Hyung
Sang, South Korean footballer
- Leonel "Lio" Cunha Guerra
Portuguese footballer
- (Filiga) Lio Falaniko
Samoan rugby union player
- L.I.O. Pétrodollars
French rapper of group Sexion d'Assault
- Lio Rush
ring name of Lionel Green, American pro wrestler
- Lio
stage name of Wanda Maria Ribeiro Furtado Tavares de Vasconcelos, Belgian female singer
Lio in pop culture
- "Liō
" comic strip by Mark Tatulli and its main character
- Lio Convoy
character in anime "Beast Wars II"