boy's name
Nélio
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Top 1000 (France)
- Births on record 1,280
France
#453
2025 births
Nélio is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 100 babies in France, ranking #453. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Peaked in France in 2022, when 165 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 1973.
Nélio over time
Births per decade in France, 1970s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 15 |
| 1980s | 5 |
| 2000s | 80 |
| 2010s | 420 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 755 |
How popular is Nélio?
In 2025, Nélio was given to 100 babies in France, ranking #453 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Nélio is used
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 Nélio is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Nelio | Nelio is Nélio without the acute accent, and the spelling recorded in France, where it ranks #2,215. | 340 |
| Nëlio | Nëlio is a rare spelling of Nélio, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 15 times, mostly in France. | 15 |
Names that peaked alongside Nélio
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Nélio also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Nélio over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Nélio
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Nélio — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Nélio
Is Nélio a girl's or a boy's name?
Nélio is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Nélio most popular?
Nélio peaked in 2022, when 165 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Nélio a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Nélio currently ranks #453 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.