Boys' name · since 1916
Pio
356 babies named Pio in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,667 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,416 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 356
- born since 1916
- 2020s
- peak decade
Pio currently ranks #4416 among boys' names in America, with 356 babies recorded since 1916.
Social Security Administration records show Pio recorded 356 times among boys since 1916, holding rank #4416 nationally today, ahead of 68% 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 1916 to 2025.
- #9,667 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,416 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 356 born since 1916
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pio ranks #9,667 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,416 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 356 born since 1916, peaking in the 2020s.
- #9,667 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,416 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 356
- born since 1916
- 2020s
- peak decade
Pio's 356 recorded births place it above 78.74% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Pio compares
356 49th 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
Pio's all-time total is 4% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Pio | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 356 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 23 | 34 | 22,252 |
Pio's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Pio's SSA record in two at 1997 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1916, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 23, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Pio popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Pio by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (87 births, 24% of the file).
2020s was Pio's strongest decade.
87 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Pio births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 15
1910s
15 births
- 1920s
1920s
68 births
- 1930s 13
1930s
13 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 1970s 18
1970s
18 births
- 1980s 8
1980s
8 births
- 1990s 18
1990s
18 births
- 2000s
2000s
41 births
- 2010s
2010s
72 births
- 2020s
2020s
87 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 87 births (24% of all-time use).
Pio by state
Where Pio concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 1.4% |
5 of 356 births nationwide.
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- Texas records the most Pios (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Pio: 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 (~109 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, 1916–2025 (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 Pio 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.