Boys' name · since 1912
Elio
Elio has 5,174 recorded births since 1912 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,745 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #388 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,174
- born since 1912
- 2020s
- peak decade
5,174 babies have been named Elio since 1912, making it today's #388 boys' name.
Elio has 5,174 recorded births among boys since 1912, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #388 as of the latest data, more common than 97% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2025.
- #1,745 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #388 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 5,174 born since 1912
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elio ranks #1,745 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #388 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 5,174 born since 1912, peaking in the 2020s.
- #1,745 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #388 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,174
- born since 1912
- 2020s
- peak decade
Elio's 5,174 recorded births place it above 96.16% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
33 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Elio compares
5,174 Top 13% higher than 87% of 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
Elio's all-time total is 14x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Elio | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,174 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 818 | 34 | 22,252 |
Elio's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Elio's SSA record in two at 1971 and the more recent half accounts for 85% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 15%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1936, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 818, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Elio popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 818
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Elio by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (2,591 births, 50% of the file).
2020s was Elio's strongest decade.
2,591 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Elio births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 117
1910s
117 births
- 1920s 235
1920s
235 births
- 1930s 103
1930s
103 births
- 1940s 50
1940s
50 births
- 1950s 77
1950s
77 births
- 1960s 159
1960s
159 births
- 1970s 183
1970s
183 births
- 1980s 267
1980s
267 births
- 1990s 292
1990s
292 births
- 2000s 428
2000s
428 births
- 2010s 672
2010s
672 births
- 2020s
2020s
2,591 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 2,591 births (50% of all-time use).
How Elio compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Elio's total volume
Elio by state
Where Elio concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,092 | 21.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 415 | 8.0% |
| #3 | New York | | 339 | 6.6% |
| #4 | Florida | | 241 | 4.7% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 147 | 2.8% |
| #6 | Washington | | 107 | 2.1% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 83 | 1.6% |
| #8 | Colorado | | 78 | 1.5% |
1,092 of 5,174 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 33 reporting states.
Elio appears in 33 states. Explore state details →
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- California records the most Elios (1,092 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Elio: 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 (~113 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, 1912–2025 (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 Elio 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.