Rio
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Rio
Rio is a reductive ranchero place-name with an attractive Tex-Mex lilt. No Doubt's Tom Dumont has a son named Rio Atticus.
Rio for boys#532 US
Also a South American place name, and associated with the Rio Grande, it's been used as a swaggering cowboy name in films spanning from a William S. Hart character in 1915 to Marlon Brando's in One-Eyed Jacks. Adding to its international credibility, Rio is also a Japanese name meaning "place of the cherry blossoms".
Rio is gender neutral, given to about 500 baby boys versus 100 baby girls. It's noted as a girl's name in the catchy Duran Duran song.
Rio for girls#1877 US
Rio is one of Japan's most popular girls' names, constantly sitting in that country's Top 10. Of course, Rio may also stem from the Portuguese and Spanish word for river, and the Brazilian city Rio de Janeiro. A truly international name for a cosmopolitan baby!
In the US, Rio is gender neutral but tips decidedly toward the male side, with about 500 baby boys named Rio last year versus 100 baby girls.
Pronounced REE-oh.
As of October 2026, Rio ranked #532 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #516 in 2024, Nameberry popularity #320.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,547 | 104 | #3,533 | 45 |
| 2015 | #1,577 | 103 | #3,974 | 38 |
| 2016 | #1,327 | 135 | #2,820 | 61 |
| 2017 | #1,357 | 132 | #3,183 | 51 |
| 2018 | #1,125 | 172 | #2,380 | 77 |
| 2019 | #1,061 | 193 | #1,849 | 110 |
| 2020 | #774 | 305 | #2,046 | 91 |
| 2021 | #673 | 401 | #1,679 | 124 |
| 2022 | #560 | 530 | #1,751 | 119 |
| 2023 | #570 | 514 | #1,886 | 106 |
| 2024 | #516 | 591 | #1,813 | 111 |
| 2025 | #532 | 563 | #1,877 | 105 |
World rankings
Rio for boys
Rio for girls
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Rio on lists
Famous Rios
- Rio Gavin FerdinandBoy
English footballer
- Rio Joseph Grillo (b. 2008)Boy
son of Wendy Moniz & Frank Grillo
- Rio Atticus Dumont (b. 2008)Boy
son of musician Tom Dumont
- Rocco Rio Reynolds (b. 2010)Boy
son of Jillian Barberie
- RioBoy
nickname of actor River Phoenix
- Rio Lopes (b. 2020)Boy
son of Portuguese football player Eder Lopes and Belgium model Sanna Lopes (Ladera)
- Rio Laura HudsonGirl
granddaughter of Goldie Hawn
- Rio FujiiGirl
Japanese pop singer and former member of Kobushi Factory
- Rio Stella SaneGirl
daughter of footballer Leroy Sane
Rio in pop culture
- Rio de JaneiroBoy
city in Brazil
- RioBoy
pseudonym of Anibal Cortes, one of the main characters in series “Money Heist”
- RioBoy
Jerrica/Jem's boyfriend on animated series "Jem & the Holograms"
- RioBoy
2011 animated film about parrots set in Rio de Janeiro
- Rio WellardBoy
character in book/TV series 'The Story of Tracy Beaker'
- RioBoth
Portuguese word for "River"
- "RioGirl
" Duran Duran song and album
- "RioGirl
" 2011 animated comedy film featuring birds, set in Rio de Janeiro
- RioGirl
main character in Ally Condie's "Atlantia"
- Rio de JaneiroGirl
Brazilian city
- Rio VidalGirl
Character in Marvel show 'Agatha All Along'
- Rio MoralesGirl
character from the animated Spider-Verse series of films
Variations & nicknames
- ReoBoy