boy's name
Nio
- Gender Boy
- Letters 3
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 124
Nio is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2021, when 17 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 473,709 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2011.
Nio over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2010s 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 |
|---|---|
| 2010s | 39 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 72 |
How popular is Nio?
In 2025, Nio was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Nio is used
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.
How Nio is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Nïo | Nïo is a rare spelling of Nio, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 5 times, mostly in France. | 5 |
Names that peaked alongside Nio
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Nio also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Nio over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Nio
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Nio — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Nio
How popular is the name Nio?
In 2025, Nio was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Nio a girl's or a boy's name?
Nio is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Nio most popular?
Nio peaked in 2021, when 17 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Nio a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Nio currently ranks #10,675 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.