Gio is a distinctive choice, ranked #1517 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Gio in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1517
About the Name Gio
Gio is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 1165 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #1391 in 2021 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 1998.
Gio is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Gio
Unlikely. With around 17 UK babies named Gio per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Gio in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Gio is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 1165 places over the last five years to #1517 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Gio is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Gio include: Gio Aplon — Gio Giaan Aplon is a former South African rugby union player.; Gio Garbelini — Giovana Queiroz Costa Garbelini, known as Gio Queiroz or simply Gio, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga F club Atlético...; Gio Urshela — Giovanny Urshela Salcedo is a Colombian professional baseball third baseman who is a free agent..
Gio does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Gios in the wild.
17
UK babies named Gio (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 1165 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Gio
Likely around 1 other Gio in the class
UK Popularity (1998–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Gio
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Giovana Queiroz Costa Garbelini, known as Gio Queiroz or simply Gio, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga F club Atlético Madrid, and the Brazil women's national team.
Giovanny Urshela Salcedo is a Colombian professional baseball third baseman who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians, Toronto Blue Jays, New York Yankees, Minnesota Twins, Los Angeles Angels, Detroit Tigers, Atlanta Braves, and Athletics.
Giovanni "Gio" Ponti was an Italian architect, industrial designer, furniture designer, artist, teacher, writer and publisher. During his career, which spanned six decades, Ponti built more than a hundred buildings in Italy and in the rest of the world.