Flavio
Flavio is an Italian, Spanish and Portuguese masculine given name, equivalent to Flavius in Latin, Flavi in Catalan, and Flávio in Portuguese.
- Italian
- Spanish
- Portuguese
Meaning & Origin of Flavio
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Flavio is an Italian, Spanish and Portuguese masculine given name, equivalent to Flavius in Latin, Flavi in Catalan, and Flávio in Portuguese.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Italian
- Spanish
- Portuguese
The Story of Flavio
American parents first put Flavio on the record books as a baby boy name in 1912, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1996, when 92 Flavios were born — ranking #1,217 that year. About 24% of every Flavio on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Flavio ranks #5,241 for baby boys with 18 births, falling sharply (-28%). All told, over 3K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
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Notable people named Flavio
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Flavio Baracchini (1895–1928), Italian World War I fighter ace
- Flavio Briatore (1950), Italian businessman
- Flavio Cafiero (born 1971), Brazilian writer
- Flavio Calzavara (1900–1981), Italian film director and screenwriter
- Flavio Cobolli (born 2002), Italian tennis player
- Flávio Cuca (born 1970), Brazilian former footballer
- Flávio Gonçalves (born 2007), Portuguese footballer
- Flavio Moya (born 2005), Chilean footballer
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Names that sound like Flavio
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About the name Flavio
Flavio is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Flavio's peak popularity came in 1996 when it ranked #1,217. Use the chart and map above to compare Flavio's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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