Audio
Referring to the sense of sound or listening.
Name Census estimates that about 6 living Americans carry the first name Audio. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Audio today is around 15 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Audio births was 2011 (6 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Audio. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Audio. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
6
~ 1 in 57,125,723 Americans
Peak year
2011
6 babies that year
Average age
15
years old
2011 SSA rank
#10,934
Tracked since 2011
Popularity
Audio: popularity over time
Babies born per year
Decades
Audio by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Audio during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
| Decade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Origin
Meaning and history of Audio
The name Audio is a relatively modern invention, originating from the Latin word "audire" which means "to hear." The root of this word can be traced back to the Proto-Indo-European language, with the reconstructed form "*au̯es-" meaning "to perceive." However, Audio as a given name is believed to have emerged in the late 19th or early 20th century, likely inspired by the advent of audio technology and the growing field of acoustics.
One of the earliest recorded uses of Audio as a first name can be found in the United States census records from the early 1900s. While the name was uncommon during that time, it began to gain popularity as the audio industry flourished with the development of radio, phonographs, and later, television and other electronic devices.
Historically, the name Audio has been closely associated with the field of audio engineering and acoustics. One notable figure bearing this name was Audio Tsukamu (1900-1979), a Japanese engineer and inventor who made significant contributions to the development of audio recording and playback technologies. His work laid the foundations for many modern audio systems and devices.
Another prominent individual with the name Audio was Audio Moreira (1927-2005), a Brazilian audio engineer and acoustician. He was renowned for his work in architectural acoustics and the design of concert halls, opera houses, and other performance venues. Moreira's expertise in acoustics helped shape the sound quality and acoustic experience in some of the world's most renowned performance spaces.
In the realm of music, Audio Wulf (1953-2021) was a German composer and audio engineer known for his pioneering work in electronic music and sound design. He was a early adopter of digital audio technology and his compositions often explored the boundaries between music and audio experimentation.
Audio Verne (1874-1945) was a French audio engineer and inventor who made significant contributions to the early development of sound recording and playback technologies. His innovations in audio amplification and sound reproduction played a crucial role in the birth of the modern audio industry.
While the name Audio has been predominantly associated with the fields of audio engineering and acoustics, it has also been occasionally used in other contexts. For instance, Audio Silenzio (1912-1998) was an Italian painter and sculptor who gained recognition for his abstract expressionist works. Despite the seemingly unconventional name for an artist, Audio Silenzio embraced the uniqueness of his given name and incorporated it into his artistic identity.
People
Audio + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Audio as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Audio: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Audio?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 6 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Audio going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 57,125,723 US residents.
Is Audio a common name?
We classify Audio as "Very Rare". It ranks above 22.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 6 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Audio most popular?
The single biggest year for Audio was 2011, when 6 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Audio is about 15 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Audio in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Audio a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Audio in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Audio still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Audio in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Audio can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many people are named Audio?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.