US rank #3737 Boys' name Peak 2023 687 births

Caio — #3737 US boys' name

687 babies named Caio in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s732000s2092010s2502020s155
#3737
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 74% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Caio was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

40 babies were named Caio in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Caio

The Social Security Administration has registered 687 babies named Caio between 1990 and 2024, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Caio currently holds the #3737 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 40 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Caio performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 250 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Caio shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Massachusetts, which accounts for 80 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Caio in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Caio in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 687 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Caio at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

687

Since 1990

35 years of records

Peak year

2023

40 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,737

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1990

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2024

Caio popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1990

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
40
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
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Caio by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
250 births that decade — 36% of Caio's all-time total
1990s732000s2092010s2502020s155

Caio by state

Where Caio concentrates geographically — total births since 1990

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Caio
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Massachusetts
80 11.6%
#2 California
53 7.7%
#3 Florida
44 6.4%
Massachusetts share of Caio's total US births 11.6%
Even split

80 of 687 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Caio?
687 babies have been named Caio since 1990. It currently ranks #3737 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 40 births.
When was Caio most popular?
Caio was most popular in the 2010s decade with 250 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Caio most popular?
The top states for the name Caio are Massachusetts (80 births), California (53 births), Florida (44 births).
How long has the name Caio been used?
Caio has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 35 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Caio?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Caiden, Cairo, Cain, Caius, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1990–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.