Nio
A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 6 babies a year in the US.
Nio by the numbers
Nio was given to 6 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 8 babies in 2014, making it a 2010s name.
What we can tell you about Nio
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Nio. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Nicovictory of the people; form of nicholas306 in England and Wales (2025)
- Nikovictory; a form of Nicholas514 in the US (2017)
- Neonew, recent47 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ninoboy; a form of Antonino or similar names10 in England and Wales (2025)
- Nikvictory of the people; short form of Nicholas4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Nix8 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Nio
Names that are said the same way as Nio, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Nioh5 in the US (2017)