Boys' name · since 1922
Ario
Ario has 303 recorded births since 1922 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,506 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,954 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 303
- born since 1922
- 2020s
- peak decade
Ario currently ranks #2954 among boys' names in America, with 303 babies recorded since 1922.
Social Security Administration records show Ario recorded 303 times among boys since 1922, holding rank #2954 nationally today, ahead of 79% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1922 to 2025.
- #10,506 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,954 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 303 born since 1922
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ario ranks #10,506 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,954 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 303 born since 1922, peaking in the 2020s.
- #10,506 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,954 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 303
- born since 1922
- 2020s
- peak decade
Ario's 303 recorded births place it above 76.86% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Ario compares
303 46th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Ario's all-time total is 18% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ario | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 303 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 42 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ario's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ario splits its recorded history at 2017: 74% of all births land in the more recent half, 26% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1922 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 42 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ario popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 42
- Annual births at peak, across 104 years of records
Currently ranks #2954 among boys.
303 total births across 104 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2025 with 42 births in a single year.
Ario by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (186 births, 61% of the file).
2020s was Ario's strongest decade.
186 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Ario births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
- 2010s
2010s
102 births
- 2020s
2020s
186 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 186 births (61% of all-time use).
Ario decade highlights
- Peak decade 186 births
- Runner-up 102 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Ario by state
Where Ario concentrates geographically, total births since 1922
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 48 | 15.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 12 | 4.0% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 5 | 1.7% |
48 of 303 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 15.8% of nationwide
- Texas 4.0% of nationwide
- Illinois 1.7% of nationwide
Recorded in 3 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 15.8% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Ario's data
- California records the most Arios (48 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ario: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~103 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1922–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ario draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.
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