Elio
Italian, from Latin Helius and Greek Helios, the sun and the sun god. In Spanish the same spelling can instead render the Roman family name Aelius.
Elio in 2025
Elio was given to 818 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 779th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 4,053 babies born.
The history of Elio
Elio reached its highest point in 2025, when 818 babies were given the name, ranking 779th that year.
Across the 114 years of records since 1912, 5,174 babies have been named Elio. Half of them were born before 2020, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Alpha.
Elio by decade
| Decade | Babies named Elio | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 117 | 2,810 |
| 1920s | 235 | 2,769 |
| 1930s | 103 | 2,807 |
| 1940s | 50 | 5,209 |
| 1950s | 77 | 5,270 |
| 1960s | 159 | 3,730 |
| 1970s | 183 | 4,435 |
| 1980s | 267 | 4,278 |
| 1990s | 292 | 4,958 |
| 2000s | 428 | 5,181 |
| 2010s | 672 | 2,704 |
| 2020s | 2,591 | 779 |
Where Elio is heading
Elio has grown more than 13 times over the past decade, from 63 babies in 2015 to 818 in 2025.
Names like Elio
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Elio.