Boy’s name · Basque

Inigo

How to say it: in-EE-goh · /ɪˈniɡoʊ/

Basque Eneko, possibly 'my little love' - saint Ignatius of Loyola baptized Inigo.

Inigo was the 6,862nd most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 10 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are down about 29% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #6,208 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures

#6,862for boys in 2025
1 in 331,534US babies
10born in 2025
#6,208projected for 2030
2020sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Inigo
Rank among boys’ names, 2025#6,862
Babies born in 202510
Share of births1 in 331,534
Peak decade2020s
Change over 10 years−29%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#6,208

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Inigo is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 6 per million births, 2020s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Ini
  • Nigo

Honouring a Inigo in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Inigo is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, Spanish.

Famous people named Inigo

From Wikidata and Wikipedia

Good to know

  • Inigo Montoya, played by Mandy Patinkin, is a beloved swordsman of the 1987 film The Princess Bride

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