Mio
Mio is a name with multiple cultural origins: Japanese, Literature, Swedish, Norwegian.
- Japanese
- Literature
- Swedish
- Norwegian
Meaning & Origin of Mio
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mio is a name with multiple cultural origins: Japanese, Literature, Swedish, Norwegian.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Japanese
- Literature
- Swedish
- Norwegian
The Story of Mio
As a girl name
American parents first put Mio on the record books as a girl name in 1988, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2020, when 21 Mios were born — ranking #5,663 that year. About 40% of every Mio on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Mio ranks #7,839 for girls with 13 births, gradually falling (-9%). All told, over 360 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Mio on the record books as a boy name in 2007, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 14 Mios were born — ranking #6,143 that year. About 53% of every Mio on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Mio last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 104 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Mio
Mio is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1988 and has accumulated 360 births in the dataset. Mio's peak popularity came in 2020 when it ranked #5,663. Use the chart and map above to compare Mio'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.