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Boy's nameOrigin: internationalIn Israel: rising fast

RioIn Hebrew: ריו · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel

Rio (Hebrew: ריו) is a boy's name of international origin. 312 people born in Israel between 1949 and 2024 have it today, according to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). In 2024 it was given to 18 boys and ranked #497. Its peak year was 2020, with 52 babies.

People in Israel
312
born 1949–2024
Babies in 2024
18
rank #497
Peak year
2020
52 babies
USA, 2025
563
rank #532

Writing and saying Rio

In Hebrew letters the name is ריו, read right to left. Rio is the Latin spelling recorded in Wikidata; families choose their own spelling in passports, so you may also meet other forms.

We have no sourced English explanation of this name yet, so we do not guess one. The Hebrew page has our Hebrew notes when there are any.

Rio by year: Israel and abroad

How many boys out of every 10,000 born each year have the name. For Israel it counts the people born that year who carry the name today (the CBS counts residents by year of birth, not birth registrations).

Rio: rate per 10,000, 1950–2025

per 10,000 babies of the same sex

Rio in English-speaking countries

Rio in each official list: latest year, count, rank and peak
Country / regionYearBabiesRankPeak
United States2025563#5322024 (593)
United Kingdom2025356#1672023 (409)
England and Wales2025305#1662011 (359)
Scotland202533#1372023 (51)
Northern Ireland202518#1262023 (20)
Ireland202519#2392020 (19)
British Columbia20239#3542021 (12)
Alberta20255#8132021 (8)
Quebec20259#4632025 (9)

Counts for boys. The Hebrew page for Rio has every year and the other spellings.

Related Israeli names

Spelling variants and names that look or sound close in Hebrew.

Questions about Rio

How do you write Rio in Hebrew?

Rio is written ריו in Hebrew. Hebrew is read right to left.

How many people in Israel are named Rio?

312 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name ריו: 53 women and 259 men. The count comes from the CBS table of current first names by year of birth; years with fewer than 5 people are not published.

Is Rio a boy's or a girl's name?

In Israel it is almost always a boy's name: 83.0% of the people named ריו are men.

Is Rio used outside Israel?

The name Rio appears in the official baby name lists of English-speaking countries. In the United States 563 boys were given it in 2025 (#532), per the Social Security Administration. In the UK 356 in 2025 (ONS, NRS and NISRA combined).

Sources

Israel: Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), current first names of people born 1949–2024 by sex, population group and year of birth, processed 2026-09-27. CBS publications.

Abroad

Counts are copied as published. We only merged accented spellings (Zoë = Zoe) and computed ranks and rates. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia and the Open Government Licence – Alberta.