Boys' name · since 1994
Dio
245 babies named Dio in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,788 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,316 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 245
- born since 1994
- 2020s
- peak decade
Dio currently ranks #5316 among boys' names in America, with 245 babies recorded since 1994.
Social Security Administration records show Dio recorded 245 times among boys since 1994, holding rank #5316 nationally today, ahead of 62% 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 1994 to 2025.
- #11,788 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,316 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 245 born since 1994
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dio ranks #11,788 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,316 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 245 born since 1994, peaking in the 2020s.
- #11,788 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,316 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 245
- born since 1994
- 2020s
- peak decade
Dio's 245 recorded births place it above 74.03% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Dio compares
245 41st 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
Dio's all-time total is 34% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dio | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 245 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 33 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dio's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dio's SSA record in two at 2018 and the more recent half accounts for 71% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 29%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1994, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 33, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dio popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Dio by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (149 births, 61% of the file).
2020s was Dio's strongest decade.
149 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Dio births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
- 2010s
2010s
80 births
- 2020s
2020s
149 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 149 births (61% of all-time use).
Dio by state
Where Dio concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 25 | 10.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 11 | 4.5% |
25 of 245 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Dio's data
- California records the most Dios (25 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 Dio: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1994–2025 (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 Dio 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.