Scipio
Scipio is a name with a single cultural origin: Ancient Roman.
- Ancient Roman
Meaning & Origin of Scipio
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Scipio is a name with a single cultural origin: Ancient Roman.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Ancient Roman
The Story of Scipio
The earliest SSA record of Scipio as a baby boy name dates back to 1916, when 6 babies received it. 1921 was its biggest year on record, with 8 newborns named Scipio — #3,214 in the national rankings. About 33% of every Scipio on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Scipio last appeared in the published SSA data in 1948, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 57 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Scipio
Phonetically similar names — useful when Scipio is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Sepia
- Sippy
- Cpa
- Sippi
- Cpi
- Sipi
- Sabio
- Cbo
- Sapia
- Sippo
- Sapy
- Suppo
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Scipio
Scipio is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1916 and has accumulated 57 births in the dataset. Scipio's peak popularity came in 1921 when it ranked #3,214. Use the chart and map above to compare Scipio'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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