US rank #6403 Boys' name Peak 2021 104 births

Nio — #6403 US boys' name

104 babies named Nio in U.S. Social Security records since 2011, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s392020s65
#6403
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 55% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Nio was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

17 babies were named Nio in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nio

The Social Security Administration has registered 104 babies named Nio between 2011 and 2024, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nio currently holds the #6403 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nio performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 65 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Nio shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Nio in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nio 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 104 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.

Nio at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

104

Since 2011

14 years of records

Peak year

2021

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#6,403

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2011

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 2024

Nio popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2011

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
17
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
05101520 20242023202220212020201920182017201520142011 5

Nio by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
65 births that decade — 63% of Nio's all-time total
2010s392020s65

Nio by state

Where Nio concentrates geographically — total births since 2011

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Nio
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 4.8%
California share of Nio's total US births 4.8%

5 of 104 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nio?
104 babies have been named Nio since 2011. It currently ranks #6403 among boys. The peak year was 2021 with 17 births.
When was Nio most popular?
Nio was most popular in the 2020s decade with 65 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Nio most popular?
The top states for the name Nio are California (5 births).
How long has the name Nio been used?
Nio has been recorded in Social Security data since 2011, spanning 14 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Nio?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nioh. 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, 2011–2024 (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.