Boys' name · since 2001
Gio
1,572 babies named Gio in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,815 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,094 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,572
- born since 2001
- 2020s
- peak decade
Gio currently ranks #1094 among boys' names in America, with 1,572 babies recorded since 2001.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gio has been recorded 1,572 times among boys since 2001, currently ranked #1094 nationally and more common than 92% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2025.
- #3,815 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,094 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,572 born since 2001
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gio ranks #3,815 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,094 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,572 born since 2001, peaking in the 2020s.
- #3,815 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,094 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,572
- born since 2001
- 2020s
- peak decade
Gio's 1,572 recorded births place it above 91.6% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Gio compares
1,572 Top 25% higher than 75% 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
Gio's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Gio | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,572 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 197 | 34 | 22,252 |
Gio's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Gio splits its recorded history at 2014: 84% of all births land in the more recent half, 16% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2001 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 197 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Gio popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 197
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Gio popularity over time - girls
43 total births recorded since 2006 (Gio as girls' name)
Gio by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (959 births, 61% of the file).
2020s was Gio's strongest decade.
959 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Gio births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 106
2000s
106 births
- 2010s
2010s
507 births
- 2020s
2020s
959 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 959 births (61% of all-time use).
How Gio 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 Gio's total volume
Gio by state
Where Gio concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 289 | 18.4% |
| #2 | New York | | 148 | 9.4% |
| #3 | Texas | | 118 | 7.5% |
| #4 | Florida | | 108 | 6.9% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 72 | 4.6% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 64 | 4.1% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 41 | 2.6% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 24 | 1.5% |
289 of 1,572 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Gio appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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- California records the most Gios (289 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 Gio: 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 (~24 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, 2001–2025 (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 Gio 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.