Gio: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “God is gracious”
- Origin
- Italian
- Say it
- JOH · 1 syllable
- Used for
- Boys (98% of all uses)
Italian short form of Giovanni, and also used for names beginning with Gio- such as Giorgio or Giordano. The usual etymological source through Giovanni is Hebrew Yochanan.
How popular is Gio?
Babies named Gio in 2024186
2024 rank#1,165 boys
Peak year2023
Total US babies since 18801,407
Gio is rising: use over the last five years is 4.5× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Gio
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Gio questions
What does the name Gio mean?
Gio means "God is gracious". It comes from Italian. Italian short form of Giovanni, and also used for names beginning with Gio- such as Giorgio or Giordano. The usual etymological source through Giovanni is Hebrew Yochanan.
Is Gio a boy or girl name?
Gio is mainly a boy's name in US records (98% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Gio?
186 US babies were named Gio in 2024. Its peak year was 2023.
How do you pronounce Gio?
Gio is usually pronounced JOH.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.