Gio
Gio or Giò is a nickname, most commonly a shortened form of Giovanni, Giorgio, Giorgi, Giuseppe, or Sergio. It may refer to:
- Georgian
- Italian
Meaning & Origin of Gio
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Gio or Giò is a nickname, most commonly a shortened form of Giovanni, Giorgio, Giorgi, Giuseppe, or Sergio. It may refer to:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Georgian
- Italian
The Story of Gio
American parents first put Gio on the record books as a baby boy name in 2001, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 207 Gios were born — ranking #1,059 that year. About 65% of every Gio on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Gio ranks #1,059 for baby boys with 207 births, rising sharply (+105% over the past five years). All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Gio
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Gio. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Gio
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About the name Gio
Gio is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2001 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Gio's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #1,059. Use the chart and map above to compare Gio'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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