Elio

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⭐ Famous Elio

Elio Vittorini

Italian writer and novelist (1908–1966)

Choose Elio and your child shares a first name with Elio Vittorini, an Italian writer and novelist. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Elio, like who?” Elio Vittorini's Wikipedia article is available in 38 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 2,088 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Elio, 818 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Elio would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryElio first shows up in US birth records in 1912, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 113 years since.
• 🏆Best yearElio is at its all-time high right now: #388 in 2025.
• 📈Then vs nowElio is 23× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 49,020 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 2,088.
• 🚀TrendElio has climbed 689 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #388. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 📍Where it's lovedElio is most popular in Alaska, where it ranks #143, followed by California (#159) and Washington, D.C. (#168). It's in the top 1,000 in 32 states.
• 💬MeaningIn Italian, Elio means “sun”. Our records link it to English, Italian and Spanish roots.

About the name Elio

Elio is a boy name of English, Italian and Spanish origin meaning “sun”. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, starting with E and ending in “-lio”. US birth records list Elio for boys from 1912 to 2025, in 109 of those 114 years. Its best year was 2025, when it ranked #388 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #388, with 818 babies.

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