Rio

Rio: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “river”
Origin: Spanish
Say it: REE-oh · 2 syllables
Used for: Both (31% girls, 69% boys since 1880)

Rio is the Spanish and Portuguese word for 'river' and is used as a given name. It also occurs independently in Japanese with different kanji-based meanings.

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How popular is Rio?

2024211 per million US babies

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Babies named Rio in 2024702

2024 rank#516 boys

Peak year2024

Total US babies since 18807,139

Rio is rising: use over the last five years is 4.2× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Rio

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

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Rosariorosary · Spanish
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TrinidadTrinity · Spanish
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Rio questions

What does the name Rio mean?

Rio means "river". It comes from Spanish. Rio is the Spanish and Portuguese word for 'river' and is used as a given name. It also occurs independently in Japanese with different kanji-based meanings.

Is Rio a boy or girl name?

Rio is used for both: about 31% of US babies named Rio since 1880 were girls.

How popular is Rio?

702 US babies were named Rio in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.

How do you pronounce Rio?

Rio is usually pronounced REE-oh.

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.