Indio
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- IN-dee-oh
- Origin
- Spanish
Indio is a boys' name of Spanish origin, meaning “native of the Indies”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Indio mean?
Spanish: Spanish indio, a native of the Indies
“native of the Indies”
Also the name of a desert city in California's Coachella Valley.
Is Indio a girl's or a boy's name?
Indio is a boys' name.
How popular is Indio in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2012, with 4 boys.
Indio in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | #6,277 |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 1 | #5,109 |
How popular is Indio in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 10 boys. It first appears in the records in 1991.
Half of all the boys named Indio in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Indio in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | #12,232 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 7 | #9,664 |
| 2017 | 10 | #7,542 |
| 2016 | 8 | #8,811 |
| 2015 | 10 | #7,486 |
| 2014 | 9 | #8,124 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 8 | #8,858 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,133 |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 10 | #7,693 |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,169 |
| 2006 | 9 | #7,992 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 6 | #9,941 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
| 2000 | 9 | #6,832 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,263 |
Names like Indio
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Rio Luca Matteo Enzo Oliver Isaiah Rafferty Theo Diego Isaac Harrison Elijah
More Spanish names
Santiago Lola Xavier Amaya Alaia Cruz Elian Jesus Ximena Javier Esmeralda Amayah Reina Cesar Sierra Paloma
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Indio: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/indio, updated 20 October 2026.