Rio dog name
We found 1,283 dogs named Rio in the public pet registers of 18 places. Combining all places, Rio is the #341 dog name. Almost all dogs named Rio are male.
🐱 Rio is also a cat name (#703 for cats, 11 cats).
Rio as a dog name, by place
| Place | Rank | Dogs | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland Switzerland | #27 in top 34 | 861 | 2026 |
| Allegheny County United States | #443 of 51,228 | 150 | 2003–2026 |
| New York City United States | #343 of 34,500 | 157 | 2014–2025 |
| Toronto Canada | #294 of 10,500 | 27 | 2019 |
| Seattle United States | #175 of 8,191 | 22 | 2026 |
| Playford Australia | #714 of 4,586 | 3 | 2015 |
| Cambridge United States | #245 of 4,375 | 8 | 2017–2026 |
| Vancouver Canada | #666 of 4,602 | 3 | 1999–2026 |
| Zurich Switzerland | #39 of 5,788 | 18 | 2025 |
| Noosa Australia | #624 of 3,045 | 2 | 2017 |
| Laval Canada | #173 of 2,965 | 8 | 2017–2026 |
| Worcester United States | #233 of 2,906 | 5 | 2026 |
| Maple Ridge Canada | #463 of 2,440 | 2 | 2026 |
| Basel Switzerland | #86 of 3,446 | 8 | 2026 |
| Victoria Canada | #314 of 2,588 | 3 | 2025 |
| Richmond United States | #310 of 2,347 | 2 | 2018 |
| Tacoma United States | #478 of 1,917 | 1 | 2021 |
| Port Moody Canada | #126 of 1,280 | 3 | 2019 |
Rank among all names in that place's register ("in top N" where only a top list is published). "Per 10,000" is how many of every 10,000 registered dogs there are named Rio. Click a column to sort. See data sources.
Female or male?
87 female and 1,131 male dogs named Rio, in the places that record sex.
Rio over the years
Dogs named Rio per 10,000 dogs, by the year of registration or licence (varies by place). Hover a bar for the number.
Breeds of dogs named Rio
Compared to all dogs, Rio is especially common among Australian Shepherds (2.1×), Border Collies (2.1×) and Goldendoodles (1.9×).
Based on 328 dogs named Rio with a known breed. Crosses are counted as their first-named breed.
Rio as a baby name
Rio was the #1872 girls' name in the US in 2025 (105 babies).Rio was the #532 boys' name in the US in 2025 (563 babies). Elsewhere it ranks #105 for boys in Spain (Balearic Islands), #112 for boys in Switzerland, #112 for boys in Germany and #126 for boys in Northern Ireland. See Rio as a baby name on MixedName, including which languages use it.
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