Scorpio
Scorpio is a name with a single cultural origin: Astronomy.
- Astronomy
Meaning & Origin of Scorpio
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Scorpio is a name with a single cultural origin: Astronomy.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Astronomy
The Story of Scorpio
Scorpio first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1981, with 9 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1983: 13 births, good for #3,231 nationwide. About 74% of every Scorpio on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. Scorpio last appeared in the published SSA data in 1993, with 8 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 72 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Scorpio
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Scorpio. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Scorpius
Names that sound like Scorpio
Phonetically similar names — useful when Scorpio is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Scorpios
- Scarpino
- Scorpion
- Scorpian
- Scoria
- Scorpius
- Skorpion
- Scarborough
- Scarpa
- Scarboro
- Scarbro
- Scarpello
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Scorpio
Scorpio is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1981 and has accumulated 72 births in the dataset. Scorpio's peak popularity came in 1983 when it ranked #3,231. Use the chart and map above to compare Scorpio'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.