How Many People Are Named Io?

224

people named Io are alive in the United States today (estimate)

About 1 in 1,525,825 people in the US has this name

Based on 226 babies named Io in Social Security records from 2000 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.

Popularity Rank

#26,053

💎💎 Very Rare

Rank Among Girl Names

#15,108

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Peak Year

2022

24 births

Trend

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Stable (last 10 years)

📖 Name Origin & Meaning

Origin: Greek Mythology
Pronunciation: EE-AW (Classical Greek), IE-o (English)
Gender: Primarily Female

Meaning:

Meaning unknown. In Greek mythology Io was a princess loved by Zeus, who changed her into a heifer in order to hide her from Hera. A moon of Jupiter bears this name in her honour.

Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.

⚧ Gender Distribution

Female
84.1%
Male
15.9%

Of the babies given the name Io, 84.1% were girls and 15.9% were boys.

👥 Age Distribution

The average person named Io alive today is about 9 years old, and 100% are under 30. Half of them were between 4 and 13 in 2025.

Under 30 224
100%
30 to 59 0
0%
60 and over 0
0%

📈 Popularity Over Time

Io first appears in the records in 2000 and was given most often in 2022, to 24 babies. In 2025, 10 babies got the name.

Babies given the name each year, 2000 to 2025

🏆 Rank History

Io has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #6,548, in 2022. In 2025 it ranked #15,810. Among boys, its best rank was #9,948, in 2020.

GirlsBoys
Rank in 2025#15,810#12,739
Best rank#6,548 (2022)#9,948 (2020)
Years in the top 100NoneNone
Rank in its biggest decade#10,467 in the 2010s#12,448 in the 2020s

📍 State-Wise Distribution

People named Io alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).

More people named Io were born in California than in any other state: about 5 of those alive today.

California 5

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