Meaning of the nameÉlio
- Male
- Greek origin
- Latin origin
- É-li-o
Élio is a spelling of the name Hélio.
Meaning
The meaning of Élio is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 29,318
- Rank in Brazil
- #838
- Median age
- 55 years
- 2010 Census
- 37,816
- people
Élio in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Élio, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (7,470 people).
95 women 29,223 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Élio is most common
States with the highest share of people named Élio in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.034%
- Paraná 0.025%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.024%
- Rondônia 0.024%
- Santa Catarina 0.023%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 5,227 | 0.012% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 3,651 | 0.034% |
| Minas Gerais | 3,600 | 0.018% |
| Paraná | 2,829 | 0.025% |
| Bahia | 2,039 | 0.014% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,788 | 0.011% |
| Santa Catarina | 1,766 | 0.023% |
| Goiás | 1,306 | 0.019% |
| Mato Grosso | 810 | 0.022% |
| Pará | 808 | 0.010% |
| Espírito Santo | 731 | 0.019% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 653 | 0.024% |
| Pernambuco | 632 | 0.007% |
| Maranhão | 512 | 0.008% |
| Amazonas | 387 | 0.010% |
| Rondônia | 372 | 0.024% |
| Ceará | 331 | 0.004% |
| Distrito Federal | 308 | 0.011% |
| Alagoas | 257 | 0.008% |
| Tocantins | 239 | 0.016% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 224 | 0.007% |
| Piauí | 205 | 0.006% |
| Paraíba | 203 | 0.005% |
| Sergipe | 189 | 0.009% |
| Acre | 114 | 0.014% |
| Roraima | 87 | 0.014% |
| Amapá | 50 | 0.007% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Élio
It drops the initial H and takes an acute accent on the E. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records Elio among the spelling variants of Helio; proportionally, Élio is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
About the name Hélio
Wiktionary records Hélio as a learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος (Hḗlios), the name of the sun god, from ἥλιος, 'sun'; Behind the Name gives the same meaning for Helios, the young sun god of Greek mythology, and lists Hélio as his Portuguese form. Élio, without the H, appears in Behind the Name as the Italian form of both Helios and the Roman name Aelius, of unknown meaning and traditionally linked to Greek helios, 'sun'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 116,954 people named Hélio, with a median age of 54. Both spellings are almost always male and have the most records among people born in the 1960s; proportionally, Hélio is most common in Minas Gerais.
Other spellings of Hélio
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Hélio | 116,954 |
| Élio | 29,318 |
Sources
- Behind the Name: Elio · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Aelius · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Helio · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Wiktionary: Élio · en.wiktionary.org · usage
- Behind the Name: Elio · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Helio · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Élio
What does the name Élio mean?
The meaning of Élio is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Élio in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 29,318 people with the first name Élio, which ranks it number 838 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Élio a boy's or a girl's name?
Élio is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 95 women and 29,223 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Élio?
Élio is a name of Greek and Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Élio most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.034% of the state's population is named Élio (3,651 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Élio?
Hélio. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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