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Rio
OriginSpanish, Portuguese, Japanese
Meaning"river or place of the cherry blossoms"
GenderGirl
About Rio
The name Rio peaked for girls at #1679 in 2021. The name is most popular in RIO, RIO, and RIO. Rio is also used for boys, ranking #532 in 2025.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #3,533 | 45 | 25.2 |
| 2015 | #3,974 | 38 | 21.3 |
| 2016 | #2,820 | 61 | 34.4 |
| 2017 | #3,183 | 51 | 29.5 |
| 2018 | #2,380 | 77 | 45.3 |
| 2019 | #1,849 | 110 | 65.5 |
| 2020 | #2,046 | 91 | 56.3 |
| 2021 | #1,679 | 124 | 75.6 |
| 2022 | #1,751 | 119 | 72.6 |
| 2023 | #1,886 | 106 | 66.1 |
| 2024 | #1,813 | 111 | 68.5 |
| 2025 | #1,877 | 105 | 65.3 |
World rankings
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- Rio Laura Hudson
granddaughter of Goldie Hawn
- Rio Fujii
Japanese pop singer and former member of Kobushi Factory
- Rio Stella Sane
daughter of footballer Leroy Sane
Rio in pop culture
- "Rio
" Duran Duran song and album
- "Rio
" 2011 animated comedy film featuring birds, set in Rio de Janeiro
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main character in Ally Condie's "Atlantia"
- Rio de Janeiro
Brazilian city
- Rio
Portuguese word for "River"
- Rio Vidal
Character in Marvel show 'Agatha All Along'
- Rio Vidal
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- Rio Morales
character from the animated Spider-Verse series of films
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