Indio
A name derived from the Spanish word for "Indian" or "native".
Name Census estimates that about 136 living Americans carry the first name Indio. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Indio today is around 16 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Indio births was 2008 (10 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Indio. 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.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Indio with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
136
~ 1 in 2,520,252 Americans
Peak year
2008
10 babies that year
Average age
16
years old
2023 SSA rank
#12,948
Tracked since 1991
Census
Indio in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 214 people with the first name Indio, which placed it at #36,840 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#36,840
National first-name rank
People counted
214
214 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
44.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Indio
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Indio is Hispanic at 44.9%. The next largest groups are White (31.8%) and Black (10.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Indio described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Indio at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino44.9% · 96
- White31.8% · 68
- Black or African American10.3% · 22
- Two or more races5.1% · 11
- Asian and Pacific Islander4.2% · 9
- American Indian and Alaska Native3.7% · 8
Popularity
Indio: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Indio from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 66 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2010s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Indio 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 Indio during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Indios live
Origin
Meaning and history of Indio
The name Indio has its origins in the Spanish language, where it is an adjective meaning "Indian" or "Native American." The word itself is derived from the Latin term "Indicus," which initially referred to the people and cultures of the Indian subcontinent. However, when the Spanish explorers arrived in the Americas, they mistakenly applied the term "Indio" to the indigenous populations they encountered.
The use of Indio as a given name is relatively recent, and it is believed to have gained popularity in the late 20th century. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Indio is in reference to Indio Fernandez, a Mexican actor born in 1948, known for his roles in various telenovelas and films.
Another notable figure with the name Indio is Indio Solari, an Argentine rock musician and singer-songwriter born in 1949. He is considered a pioneer of the rock movement in Latin America and is renowned for his poetic lyrics and social commentary.
In the realm of sports, Indio Saravanja, an Italian-born American professional wrestler of Native American descent, gained fame in the 1960s and 1970s under the ring name Chief Jay Strongbow. He was born in 1940 and passed away in 2012.
A more contemporary figure is Indio Falconer Downey, the son of actor Robert Downey Jr. and producer Susan Downey. Born in 2012, his unique name has garnered attention in popular culture.
One of the earliest recorded historical figures with the name Indio is Indio Paba, a 16th-century Native American chief who led resistance against Spanish colonization in present-day Colombia. He is celebrated as a symbol of indigenous resistance and cultural preservation.
While the name Indio has its roots in the Spanish language and colonial history, it has gained broader cultural significance and has been adopted by individuals from various backgrounds, reflecting the diverse and multicultural societies of the modern world.
People
Indio + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Indio as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with I
Other first names starting with I with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Indio: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Indio?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 136 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Indio 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 2,520,252 US residents.
Is Indio a common name?
We classify Indio as "Very Rare". It ranks above 68.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 137 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Indio most popular?
The single biggest year for Indio was 2008, when 10 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Indio is about 16 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Indio in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 214 people with the name Indio, or 0.07 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #36,840 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Indio in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Indio?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Indio leans strongly male. 192 people counted with this name were male (91.9%), compared with 17 female bearers (8.1%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Indio?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Indio is Hispanic at 44.9%. The next largest groups are White (31.8%) and Black (10.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Indio most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Indio in the 2020 Census, accounting for 44.9% (96 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
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 Indio in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Indio a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Indio 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 Indio still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Indio 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 Indio 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.
How common is the name Indio?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many people have the name Indio at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.