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Why parents love Elio- Call Me by Your Name's Elio IS cinema's most tender.
- Helios drives the sun chariot across the sky.
- Three syllables with a luminous, Italian sound: EH-lee-oh.
- The meaning sun IS the most fundamental light.
- The Greek heritage gives genuine depth.
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The vibe of Elio
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Origin & history of Elio
Greek helios (sun)
→ Italian Elio
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Greek / Italian roots
Elio means sun from Greek. Call Me by Your Name's Elio IS cinema's most tender. Helios drives the sun chariot.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Greek; Call Me by Your Name (2017).
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Today
Elio remains a beloved choice, ranking #1322 in the US. 4,349 babies have been named Elio since 1912.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, SSA data
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How popular is Elio?
2024
peak year
Elio reached its widest reach during the 2020s. In 2024, 599 babies received the name (ranked #507). In the present decade it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #1322), with about 223 babies given the name annually. Elio has been trending upward in recent years. The all-time total comes to roughly 4,349 registrations.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
599
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #507)
(ranked #507)
223
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
2,230
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
4,349
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Elio5
Life path number
The Adventurer
Freedom, adventure and curiosity.
Elio's Life Path 1 is the leader's number — sun-chariot leadership. People named Elio tend to be luminous, tender, and gifted at being the Greek sun AND cinema's most tender.
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Greek sun AND cinema's most tender✦
Call-Me-Your-Name◈
Helios-chariot◎
Luminous-Italian♡
Fundamental-lightE5
L3
I9
O6
Sum: 23 → Life path 5
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Personality of Elio🌍
Free spirit
Adventure calls and they always answer.
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Electric energy
Things happen around them — exciting, unexpected.
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Adaptable
New situations are opportunities, never threats.
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Natural charmer
There's something magnetic about them.
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