Elio
A boys’ name of Greek origin, meaning sun; from Helios.
How Elio has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2021 | #844 |
| 2022 | #877 |
| 2023 | #646 |
| 2024 | #507 |
| 2025 | #388 |
Elio by the numbers
In 2025, 147 babies in England and Wales were named Elio. In the US, 67 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given far more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Other names that come from Helios
Like Elio, each of these traces back to Helios: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Elio. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Eliascended; my god is yahweh6,576 in the US (2017)
- Eliamy god is Yahweh; a form of Elijah255 in the US (2017)
- Eliotgod is my god; a form of Elijah205 in the US (2017)
- Elisgod is my salvation; a form of Elias or Ellis119 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ezioeagle; from aetos94 in the US (2017)
- Elieascended; a form of Elijah44 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Elio
Names that are said the same way as Elio, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Eleo3 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean the sun
Like Elio, each of these has the sun in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Cyrussun; royal name from ancient Persia729 in the US (2017)
- Apollogreek god of music, poetry, and sun525 in the US (2017)
- Eliansun; diminutive of Elias or form of Helios486 in the US (2017)
- Samsonhis name is sun; strong as the sun430 in the US (2017)
- Reyanshpart of the sun; ray of light382 in the US (2017)
- Sunnybright or cheerful like the sun69 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Elio
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