Recorded 1916–1948 Boys' name Peak 1921 57 births

Scipio — boys' name

57 babies named Scipio in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1920s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Scipio was born in this single decade.

1921
Single peak year

8 babies were named Scipio in 1921 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Scipio

The Social Security Administration has registered 57 babies named Scipio between 1916 and 1948, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Scipio currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1948. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Scipio performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Scipio shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Scipio 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 57 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.

Scipio at a glance

Last recorded 1948

Total births

57

Since 1916

33 years of records

Peak year

1921

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1948

Active since

1916

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 1948

Scipio popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–1916

Last recorded 1948
Peak year (1921)
8
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
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Scipio by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
19 births that decade — 33% of Scipio's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Scipio?
57 babies have been named Scipio since 1916. It was last recorded in 1948. The peak year was 1921 with 8 births.
When was Scipio most popular?
Scipio was most popular in the 1920s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
How long has the name Scipio been used?
Scipio has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 33 years of data through 1948.
What names are similar to Scipio?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Scion, Science. 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, 1916–1948 (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.