Total births
12
Recorded 1983–1983 Boys' name Peak 1983 12 births
Tio — boys' name
12 babies named Tio in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
1980s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Tio was born in this single decade.
1983
Single peak year
12 babies were named Tio in 1983 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Tio
The Social Security Administration has registered 12 babies named Tio between 1983 and 1983, spanning 1 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tio currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1983. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 12 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Tio performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Tio 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 12 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.
Tio at a glance
Last recorded 1983Peak year
1983
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1983
Tio popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1983
- Peak year (1983)
- 12
- Annual births at peak — across 1 years of records
Tio by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- 12 births that decade — 100% of Tio's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Tio? ▼
12 babies have been named Tio since 1983. It was last recorded in 1983. The peak year was 1983 with 12 births.
When was Tio most popular? ▼
Tio was most popular in the 1980s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
How long has the name Tio been used? ▼
Tio has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 1 years of data through 1983.
What names are similar to Tio? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tion, Tionne, Tiofilo, Tiodoro, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Tio
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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, 1983–1983 (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.