Helio
Helio is a name with multiple cultural origins: Spanish, Portuguese.
- Spanish
- Portuguese
Meaning & Origin of Helio
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Helio is a name with multiple cultural origins: Spanish, Portuguese.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Spanish
- Portuguese
The Story of Helio
American parents first put Helio on the record books as a baby boy name in 1972, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2008, when 26 Helios were born — ranking #3,921 that year. About 32% of every Helio on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Helio ranks #6,599 for baby boys with 12 births, rising sharply (+31% over the past five years). All told, over 350 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Helio
Helio is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1972 and has accumulated 350 births in the dataset. Helio's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #3,921. Use the chart and map above to compare Helio'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.