Name
Elio
Meaning
Elio is a masculine name of Italian origin meaning “sun”.
Elio descends from Helios, the Greek god who drove the sun across the sky, filtered through the Latin name Aelius. The film Call Me by Your Name gave this Italian classic sudden international visibility, and its vowel-rich sound fits the current taste for European boys' names.
Rising quickly in the US and France since the late 2010s.
Popularity in the United States
Boys
Ranked #388 in 2025 · peak #388 in 2025
Data: US Social Security Administration, top-1000 ranks.
At a glance
- Origin
- Italian
- Gender
- Masculine
- Pronounced
- /EH-lee-oh/
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Questions
Elio is a masculine name of Italian origin meaning “sun”. Elio descends from Helios, the Greek god who drove the sun across the sky, filtered through the Latin name Aelius.
Elio is traditionally a masculine (boy) name. Rising quickly in the US and France since the late 2010s.
The name Elio comes from Italian. Elio descends from Helios, the Greek god who drove the sun across the sky, filtered through the Latin name Aelius. The film Call Me by Your Name gave this Italian classic sudden international visibility, and its vowel-rich sound fits the current taste for European boys' names.
Elio is pronounced EH-lee-oh.
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