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Unisex name

Rio

Rio ranks #1,041 out of 11,202 cat names in our data (the #1 cat name is Luna). Across all 2 places, 6 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #275 for dogs.
Rio's popularity trend

Rio's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank.

0.01%0.02%2012201520172019
Cats in our data
6
across 2 places
Popularity rank
#1,041
of 11,202 cat names
5-year rank move
—
2014 → 2019
Gender split
71% male
29% female71% male

Gender split comes from 21 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Rio mean?
/ˈɹioʊ/2 syllables

Rio is simply the Spanish and Portuguese word for "river." It's a common element in place names across the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking world, most famously in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Rio has a warm, sun-drenched feel and a syllable count that's easy to shout at the dog park. It fits a pet with a bit of wanderlust in their step, always ready for the next adventure.

Etymology & pronunciation from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Where Rio shows up

Cats named Rio per place, against that place's total.

PlaceShare
TorontoON, CA0.02%
SeattleWA, US0.02%

Cat names like Rio

Mario

Rio appears on

Spanish Cat Names