unisex name

Lio

  • Gender Unisex
  • Letters 3
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 1,093

Scotland

#553

2021 births

Lio is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 31% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 28 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Peaked in France in 2025, when 105 babies were given the name.
  • It has been rising over the past decade in France.
  • Today about 1 in 5,895 babies in France is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 1986.

Lio over time

Births per decade in France, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

300
'80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Lio by decade in France
Decade Births
1980s 15
1990s 25
2000s 100
2010s 110
2020s (to 2025) 300

How popular is Lio?

In 2025, Lio was given to 100 babies in France, ranking #557 that year. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Lio is used

Scotland #553 5 in 2021
France #557 105 in 2025
Canada #2,206 9 in 2024
England & Wales #2,529 9 in 2025
United States #3,878 28 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

How Lio is spelled

Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.

Spelling What it is Births on record
Lïo Lïo is a rare spelling of Lio, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 15 times, mostly in France. 15

Names that peaked alongside Lio

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Lio also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Lio over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Lio

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Lio — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Lio

How popular is the name Lio?

In 2025, Lio was given to 100 babies in France, ranking #557 that year. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Is Lio a girl's or a boy's name?

Lio is used for both girls and boys. About 31% of recorded births with this name are girls.

When was Lio most popular?

Lio peaked in 2025, when 105 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.

Is Lio a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Lio currently ranks #557 in France. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.