boy's name
Eligio
- Origin Italian
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,548
Eligio is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 13 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Eligio is a name of Italian origin.
- Peaked in 1985, when 30 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 255,037 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1909.
Eligio over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 6 |
| 1910s | 49 |
| 1920s | 123 |
| 1930s | 108 |
| 1940s | 107 |
| 1950s | 117 |
| 1960s | 146 |
| 1970s | 181 |
| 1980s | 184 |
| 1990s | 198 |
| 2000s | 170 |
| 2010s | 102 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 57 |
How popular is Eligio?
In 2025, Eligio was given to 13 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Eligio
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Eligio also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Eligio over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Eligio
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Eligio — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Eligio
How popular is the name Eligio?
In 2025, Eligio was given to 13 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Eligio a girl's or a boy's name?
Eligio is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Eligio most popular?
Eligio peaked in 1985, when 30 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Eligio a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Eligio currently ranks #6,600 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.